I'd love to get some ideas also. Zoey's become... less friendly lately. She gets as much social interaction as Magnus but she just hates strangers and/or other dogs. She even tried nipping at this nice old dog that was just standing there quietly.
This was partly my fault b/c she's never actually gone close enough to another dog, I thought she'd be ok to be let out of the backpack. And usually, she calms down a bit after zipping back/forth but this time, she wasn't. I think she tests the dog or the person to see how they react. If it she doesn't see much of a come back, she'll go for it. Of course, I immediate reprimanded her.
She won't listen, take treats, or anything when she's in "that mode". There were few times where she was so in her own zone that while trying to reprimand/calm her down, she nipped at my hand. It almost feels like she gets possessed by a demon sometimes. *sigh* |