Yeah.. I used to watch Animal Planet a lot haha and those dog training shows and "Breed All About It" and whatnot so I do know about dog behavior. I used to have a deaf dog and trained her myself using hand signs I made up. She knew sit, down, shake, "bang", stand, jump, and spin by the age of 6 months. She was also completely housebroken by the 3rd day we had her when she was 10 weeks old and she had never been in a house before (owners dogs had an "accident" and they were outside only dogs -.-'). So I do know a lot more about dogs than my dad. I'm thinking about just dealing with it myself and telling my dad that I know what I'm doing and can handle it on my own.

I'm going to try to find a place where Sesh feels comfortable and get super yummy treats for him and have my neighbor just sit somewhere ignoring Sesh with the treats. I know it's important not to look the dog in the eye if he's scared of you because it will make him feel intimidated. I will also tell my neighbor not to pat Sesh on the head lol.

Thanks again for all of your advice!!!