 Dharma was pounced by a BIG dog
So Dharma is going to puppy class at Petsmart and is doing beautifully. Last week we sat there for about half an hour while the instructor talked about nutrition. Dharma started shaking. The instructor told us it was probably because she is hearing all of the other things around her instead of concentrating on sit/stay/so on.
Well tonight she graduated!!! We went up to accept her certificate and bone. When we got back to our 'spot' another big 'wild' puppy pounced Dharma. She shrieked and was yelling as my fiance grabbed the other dog off of her so I could grab her.....while the dog's owner just stood there.
She is fine and ate a whole treat after. She was running around chasing us so nothing was wrong. I'm just afraid of the mental part. Is there anything we can do so she is comfortable around other dogs? We are planning to go back to other puppy classes so she can interact with more dogs. I just hope she doesn't associate the class/space with that incident. Any thoughts? |