Quote Originally Posted by 4theloveofzoe
Zoe is almost a year old, and she LOVES to play.

She'll bark at me, and crouch down on her front legs. She'll run up to me, inviting me to play. I'll step towards her and she'll back up barking louder. (which my neighbors hate). I'll tell her to be quiet, and she'll bark even louder. Jumping at me, crouching down. (I do know that this is the stance that they get into, when they want to play). She runs around onto the sofa and down again. And occassionally knocks over my 2 1/2 year old.

She gets walks 2 times a day at least 2 miles one way.

Everyone says that this is agressive behavior and that i need to curb it NOW!!

I'm thinking that she's just playing. And I laugh at her behavior.

Am I wrong?
It's typical play behaviour, but you really need to think about directing play, this means training, this means giving up 15mins out of your day to do on leash training and a regime of NILIF the rest of the time.
Basically you become the godess of food fun doors cuddles and all things wonderful.
When you say enough it should mean enough and she should stop. I can see a potential problem should she knock your child over and your child gets injured... i forsee your dog ending up in the pound as unadoptable.

The time has come to take control and set up as pack leader.
YOU need to direct her energy where YOU want it not the other way round.