As a rule, Piper is not aggressive, so-to-speak. She is very little-dog friendly, avoids the big ones, and has no problem approaching people when we're out and about. Piper barks when someone comes to door, but settles down when guest comes in--and she's quiet and friendly to 'company.' As I said, it's the occasional repairman that causes her aggressive side to surface. I've tried ignoring her and reprimanding her. A couple of the repairmen said to just let be and meander about, they didn't mind---and she'll be fine until they shove something around or such, then she barks, etc. I don't 'baby' Piper when she behaves badly (none of the oohh, honey, it's ok, don't be scared crap). The scenario (random repairs) doesn't occur often, but I don't know how to get my Piper to settle down and back off when it does...! |