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Tafia	Apr 9 2009, 05:26 PM
Total Gas Bag! Posts: 5,819 Group: Full Members Member #134 Joined: November 17, 2005	Well I'm no expert but personally think that most aggression is either due to simply not knowing how to behave with other dogs or fear. Saying that she was nervous and submissive as a pup could lead one to thinking Sally's was the latter. Reading between the lines from what you've written ie: she's protecting you, it sounds as though Sally is more likely to react when in close proximity to you rather than you being at some distance? If that were so, could it be she's reading anxiety from you (oh dear, how is Sally going to behave, what is it I should be doing, in this situation, to pre-empt Sally throwing a strop etc, etc) and that exacerbates her reaction? Edited by Tafia, Apr 9 2009, 07:08 PM.


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