Hope you get some suggestions as Brandi is the same way. I took Brandi to a beautiful dog park and she pretty much does the same thing. However she did have her moment (once she realized she wasn't on a leash)where should would just start running. Then again Brandi is 9 yrs old so I sort of expect her to be not as playful.
She does fine with people once she gets to know them but other dogs she has no interest in. Let me rephrased that. Big dogs she will try and attack, little dogs she shows no interest. She does however calm down around big dogs once she get used to them but I don't want her trying to attack anything. She has come a long way in terms of socializing. She is now able to just lay peacefully in the presence of animals or people. Not too long ago she wasn't even able to do that because she was so skittish so we are making progress in me socializing her. I have been so proud of her because I've been taking her places where there are lots of people and animals and she just seem so relaxed and not skittish at all anymore. In the past she was scared of her own shadow, always shaking and wanting me to pick her up. |