Giselle,

You have made very valid points and sometimes dog behavior other than normal run-of-the mill things. I'll be the first to admit that I know nothing about those cases that dogs just snap and offer no insight to their thoughts and reactions. I thought if by starting in a positive way and setting guidelines could become a basis for structure. Mostly by putting another situation in a good light. For me, I see her behavior as fear. She doesn't know how to react, so her first instinct is to fight. Perhaps she never learned bite inhibition, or proper "dog" language. These are things to work on over a period of time.

I do agree with you on everything you said. But, for my own self, out of curiousity, do you feel that Jemima needs a firm hand or a positive, upbeat sort of human? Ignore the bad, reward the good. I don't think she is behaving that way for attention, mostly because she doesn't know any better, IMO. As far as supervised socialization goes, how would be a good way to start that process in which you are both firm and positive?

Like I said, this is a learning curve for me, I don't really know anything about bully-breeds. Any dog I've ever encountered has always been taught with repetition, clickers and positive learning experiences. You can PM me your answer if you'd like - this is all very interesting to me!