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Originally Posted by Jaspermom Joy, WHAT a great idea!! I am going to try to clicker train my 2 and 4 year old grandsons!! 
My Angel hated kids. I could never trust her around children. With her it wasn't fear so much as aggression. I wish you the best of luck in your quest to socialize your pup. You may want to try taking her with you when you go out, slowly... |
Fear and aggression go hand in hand. fear leads to fear aggression which is one of the aggressions that get missed. we all think dominace but if someone is scaried so badly they fight, right??
Also I would try and watch the kids how do they aproach Angel. Is it over the head and quick head on movements.
If so try putting her on a halti for control and then teaching the kids walk up to the side and reach under the chin or at the side.
Over the body and fast straight on movments is considered rude in dog language. Angel may be a smart dog talker and finding them very rude which causes her to responded as she would to a rude dog.
As far as clicking kids I am doing it more and more with the ones I sit.
Works for husbands too.
Joy