My Westie was scared of the big dogs in puppy class; though he did not show aggression at that time. If I had to do it all over again; I would prefer a puppy class that separates the big dogs from the little ones.
He is now aggressive when he sees big dogs and a trainer I went to said maybe he wasn't ready for puppy class and developed a fear of the big dogs there.
At the end of class, we always had a 'play session' where the dogs ran loose and Ringo would come running to me if a big dog started chasing him. He definitely was more comfortable around the little ones.
Maybe encourage your little one to make friends with one of the smallish dogs and try to keep her away from the bigger ones - if possible |