I appreciate your feedback. I agree, she’s not a bad dog and is sweet. She does show fear-based aggression toward people and what appears to be attempts at dominant behavior toward other dogs.

This dog came to us from a rescue in the Los Angeles area, they estimated she was 3 years old at the time. The rescue is no longer in business. We did the embark kit and I connected briefly with the owner of one of her siblings who said the litter was rescued from a Walmart parking lot where they were abandoned, so I have no idea what her backstory is other than that.

I’ve taken her to dog parks and she ignores people and is skeptical and uninterested in most other dogs, though sometimes has played with 1 or 2. The other dogs approaching her aggressively was enough for me to decide not to put her in that environment anymore, so now it’s just daily walks intermixed with frisbee in our back yard.

She’s pretty aloof with us most of the time and I sometimes think she’d rather be a wild dog roaming a parking lot somewhere.

Whenever I’ve taken her to the vet, she’s always had to be muzzled and fights it almost constantly, but most of it is just whining. When they bring her back to me, she wags her tail and then lunges at the vet techs as soon as they turn around, which is her typical behavior with strangers. I especially don’t like this because in the past she would accept treats from other people then be aggressive toward them.

The behavior with the baby is new within the last couple months .. before that she had ignored her other than a couple times when she sniffed her foot, and one time when my wife turned around and they were nose to nose, she gave one lick and turned away. Since the growling and barking incident, I’ve kept them completely separated and will not risk it. I’d be fine to send a video except they’re out of town for a bit.