| I have had a similiar experience with the girl I'm working with now except she thinks her function in life is to protect me. She was more agressive with other dogs approaching me but also didn't like people getting too close. Yesterday, while at a novice run-through training session, a women (the juge) came over to me while the dogs were in a 5 minute down stay 30 feet away. Bailey saw this and perked up like a light bulb turning on. She watched us like a bird of prey would watch a rodent but didn't get up or break position. Long after the exercise was over, some of the trainers were discussing how well the dogs had done and I mentioned that I held my breathe during the down and it was agreed that she has come a long way from when I first brought her there to work. I felt good knowing that my work with her was paying off and she is better behaved. |