I think dog trainers get in the habit of "ordering" and "demanding" certain behaviors and they forget it can't apply to people. I took my Akita years ago and in the middle of our ring the trainer stated, "I don't know what it is about small people just having to have big dogs". I am a small woman and Eli was a big Akita and I have had other large breeds but I have had just as many small ones. I was young and felt threatened, Eli did well in the class but I never did. It was obvious he was implying I was making up for my lack of tallness with having a large animal to rely upon. He also told a man with a sheep dog that they were one of the dumbest breeds and he might as well drop out of the class, all of this was on the first night.
My advice, don't do what I did. Get right up in her face if she insults you again. Good luck with the training.
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