Quote Originally Posted by slleipnir
Also..they say never to tighten up on the leash when walking by something you don't want her to tense up over.
That's a really hard thing not to do, but it is true. I've noticed with Kayleigh that if I tense up, she reacts more. She follows my lead. A few weeks ago, we ran into a guy with an off-leash JRT, which to Kayleigh is a snack. Fortunately he had good verbal control on the dog and I managed to just keep walking. Kayleigh was interested but she didn't freak out. For her that's great progress!