I need a hug so bad...

[caseysmom]

Well maybe you should isolate her from other dogs and I can't imagine them putting her to sleep because she bites another dog, not unless it was very serious or happened many times.

[luvofallhorses]

no offense but that guy sounds like a jerk. seeing if she'll be aggressive? wth?! I really hope everything works out for you and Josie. You both will be in my thoughts and prayers. (((((hugs)))))

[slleipnir]

He says running from the problem won't solve it. He says I need to have her around as many dogs as I can and train her to listen to me, and not pay attention to the other dogs....

And I do isolate her from other dogs now...that is why I walk her late at night...The other method I'm working on is slowing showing her dogs are nice. Starting with dogs she likes..smaller dogs, or submissive dogs. Then showing her it's fun and happy....and hopefully moving up to bigger dogs..

[Karen]

Big hugs to you.

Growls to the stupid man.

You love Josie and she loves you. Maybe the thing to do is, if you are going to be in situations that you worry about her maybe reacting badly to people, either leave her home, or keep her on a tight leash and right attached to you, so she can feel secure that you and she are together, and she is safe.

I don't think you necessarily, in one day, undid all the hard work you've put in, that doesn't make sense. You may have taken a tiny step back, but you can step foward again, together, I know you can.

Josie is a beautiful girl, but maybe she is what people call a "one-person dog." Nothing wrong with that if you and everyone knows that.

Uncle Jake's Kai (Short for Kaiser) was a one-person dog, who did allow my aunt and cousin to be around them, and he acknowledged that they were okay, too, but he was REALLY Uncle Jake's dog. I never saw Kai, as I was a little kid, and whenever I (who had more dog-loving than good sense) was going to visit, Kai went to the basement until I was gone. We were all safer that way, though I'm sure Dad got tired of explaining "Yes, Karen, that is Kai you hear barking (just once when we got there each time) and no, you cannot go pet him."