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Originally Posted by marcerella02

Layla and i went to PetSmart today for help with her "dominance issues" she is very mean to the other dogs in class... she snarles and bites at them... they are puppies and just full of energy... well today didn't go much better... she was friendly to dogs that were at her energy level.. but as soon as a bunch of puppies came in.. she was so vicious.. the trainer says she is scared of them because of their size and energy... but i was just a mess... i feel like all the people there are going to think she is mean and vicious.. but she is NEVER like this.. ONLY at obedience... she is so nice to other dogs she sees... i'm supposed to go back again on wednesday and try with another group of dogs... our trainer thinks the best way to fix it is to just expose her to more and more dogs.. but it breaks my heart.. i can tell she is scared because she snarles and then wants picked up ... but i wans't allowed to pick her up so she kinda looked at me like.. mom.. why aren't you helping me.. it just breaks my heart... going back is going to be very difficult... but i guess it's the only way to make it better... sorry it's so long.. had to get it out.

Marcerella, my friend is having the same issue with her Lhasa Apso. She is super kind and sweet to MY 2 dogs and cat, but she absolutely goes nuts at the training classes. The trainer said the same thing as yours and is now working on exposing her to other dogs. We found out of a doggy park in CT and are planning on going there together.

I hope you really find a solution to your problem. I think that definitely exposing her to other dogs will make things better. It takes time for her to get used to it.