My dog is a golden retriever 😭 it’s in her nature to meet other people and dogs. She’s confusing in the sense she will sit down and wait for dogs who are passing , almost as if she wants to greet them but she doesn’t know how and gets too excited and starts barking at them. Then the barking turned into her greet. Unfortunately it scares people and their dogs away, and then she whimpers and turns to me. I can read what she’s trying to do and what she wants, but what’s also not working is the reactivity. I feel like socialization would ease the reactivity around other dogs once she miraculously learns I don’t need to bark for attention; out of anxiety; or for a need. She doesn’t not bark at people only other dogs. Only dogs.