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Is this the only person that she does this with? Maybe there is a valid reason that she doesn't like him. Dogs are a very good judge of character. Maybe he came into your home while you were gone and scared or mistreated her. He should not be going into your home without your permission. The fact that this man doesn't look people in the eye kind of bothers me. I feel that if someone can't look me in the eye then they must have something to hide.

Definately follow the great advice you have received on how to deal with Shanee when she behaves this way. When Akasha barks or growls at someone I immediately get her focused on me and doing something else. Usually we do some sits and downs. If I am in the car with her (which is usually when it happens) I make her lay down so she can't see what she was barking at and make her pay attention to me. Yesterday at class Akasha started growling at someone (she has never done that at class before). I am not sure if it was his large rottie who kept watching her that she was growling at or the man himself, but as soon as she started I immediately turned her toward me and made her sit and down keeping her attention on me. She didn't pay any attention to them after that. I think she may have felt threatened by that large male rottie that was watching her very intently and was sitting pretty close to us. Whatever her reason was it is unacceptable for her to behave like that at class.


I think that moving is probably a very good idea.
I am sure that you will be much happier when you are living in your very own house! We just bought our very first house this past year and I LOVE it! I love not having a landlord anymore. It's not a large house but it is out in the country, on an acre and I can have my horses and my dogs.;

Good Luck in your search for a new house!:)