| Barry has given you some good advice... apply it and you'll see improvement. Having said that, I will tell you that it may not be the method to correct behavior.
When I first rescued Wanda I thought she had sever dog-aggression problems. If she saw a dog, on a leash or without, she would go beserk. Barking, growling, lunging and carrying on.
I tried Barry's method and FirstRott's method with some, but very limited success. As time went by, I figured out that it wasn't dog-aggression at all, but merely frustration and undersocialization with dogs. She met and loved my neighbor's boxer as well as just about any dog she got close to. It wasn't until we joined a schutzhund club that the problem went away. And it went away by giving her a serious correction everytime she freaked out like that. Now she'll just look at a dog, and at the very most whimper.
Now, for people aggression I would suggest having all kinds of people throw her treats BEFORE she growls. That way she associates strangers with treats instead of a threat. If she does growl you should correct her to let her know it is unacceptable.
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