well one reason she is acting the way she is, may have something to do with the fact that she is a terrier. terriers are naturally territorial dogs. she may be fine around you and some certain other people, but that's beacuse she knows and trusts you. she doesn't know starngers/new dogs, or even just people she isn't frequently around so she feels like they are invading her space. also a lot of smaller dogs(especially terrier) tend to be nippy. she needs to relize that other people and dogs aren't going to hurt her or take her home away from her. you should try to socialze her more. keep her on a fairly short leash with a choke chain. that when she tries go after the other dogs or people you can pull her back and sternly say NO. then we she turns around comes to you say good, reward her with kind words and treats. this will definatly take time to work due to the servarity of her case, but hopefully in time this will work.(please keep in mind that this problem will never fully go away, and that breeding this dog will only cause a long line of problems and heartache.)good luck
p.s this is my rat terrier.
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