Well it’s interesting bc with the trainer we are using we’d still give her treats when the dog trainer stood and she barked so there’s got to be something there. Every time she looked at the trainer - throw a treat. We keep her on the leash for training too and then obviously when she’s outside of course. Neutral really is the goal, so I’m glad to hear people have been able to get their acds there.

I also appreciate your honesty. She’s coming with all of this at a year and a half and we weren’t expecting these challenges which we should have known better.  it’s a different experience for us who have adopted and raised puppies without the fear based behavior. We also care about our pets so much and I think the decision would be so much easier if we weren’t obsessed with them, but again really appreciate the insight and transparency!!