Well, last night went well with the change of direction training. I also walked with her frisbee in my hand and that keeps her close. Didn't encounter any dogs (it was late) so wasn't able to test that.

I do put her on a leash right away if we see someone, or another dog first...which most often is the case...however, there are times when she sees them first, usually when she is off in front of us around a corner or something. So I think just keeping her close to us while we walk on the trail is the first thing to get down properly. I know having her on a leash seems to be the most obvious answer, however NO ONE else keeps their dog on a leash in this wooded area. I find it much worse when a loose dog runs up to us and I have Guinness on a leash. She behaves much better with other dogs in an off leash situation (when we are on the trails of course, not on a street). Unfortunately there are people out at this park who have untrained dogs and they don't think twice about letting it run wild and last weekend I was actually knocked over by a BIG dog who jumped up on me and its owners laughed and just continued walking and I had to call to them to call their dog back! This is an odd situation because most of the dogs/owners we meet are very friendly and the dogs are fine with each other. However, most dogs don't bolt for Guinness, she usually initiates it. The other dog stays by their owner, and thats what I want her to learn. She can go when we give her the "go say hi" command.

I know it is possible to train your dog not to run after other dogs/animals because I have seen it in a few dogs we run into regularly in this area. I guess its just practice practice practice....! We don't get angry with Guinness because we know its something we have to work on with her training. I don't think she "knows" what is expected of her in these situations and we just have to find a way to train this. I'll keep trying, thanks to all for your comments!