[marcerella02]

we started intermediate on saturday.. i am just posting this NOW because of how stressed out i have been about it.. layla and i LOVE Our trainer.. which is why were are taking more obedience. layla is in a class with two 5 month old chocolate labs, a 6 month old golden retriever and a 5 month old American Eskimo Dog. Layla LOVES obedience.. she loves the big dogs... although she sometimes get scared, she did really well for having not been in a long time. THe problem is with the American Eskimo Dog. The "parent" is useless.. she is there because her husband thinks she can't handle the dog.. oh and she brought her 4 children under the age of 7 along... well this dog barked and barked and barked.. a very high pitch park... most of the class... Christina (the trainer) told the girl to spray him with water whenever he barked.. she didn't... for whatever reason the barking really bothered layla.. she tried nipping at the dog whenever it passed by and even showed her teeth. i was such a mess when i left there.. this is NOT AT ALL like layla. IN fact today a friend of ours brought their 4 year old yorkie Max over to visit and he barked at layla.. growled a little bit.. she just kept on trying ot play with him.. dind't care... i'm so sick about going back... i love the other dogs in the class and i know this is a behaviour that needs to be corrected. but i feel like she almost has a right to get pissed off....??? this is not usual for her as i just discribed, so do i spray her with water at class when she acts this way??? any help or ideas would be SO appreciate.. th is makes me sick to my stomache... i hate seeing her act like this... it's not my sweet girl that i know.