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  • Hi everyone, Today I had some trouble with my dog Kynda (Caucasian Ovcharka/German Shepherd/Great Pyrenees mix, 2 years and 1 1/2 months old). Kynda has always been aggressive towards other dogs. I have socialized her, a lot (puppy school, camping, walks in town, visits at the vet etc) and she has gotten better, but still can be aggressive. Today Kynda was outside by herself. She started barking aggressivley so my mom went out to see what was going on (I was at work) and our other dog, a golden retriever, came out with her. Brooke ran over to Kynda, and they were sniffing around in the front yard. Then the garage door opened, and out came a neighbor with his two little dogs. Kynda and Brooke heard the door open, so they went running around the garage barking. My mom told the neighbor to pick up his dogs, but he didn't. Meanwhile Kynda and Brooke are running straight towards them. So one of the dogs started to run away, while the other little dog stood there. Kynda and Brooke went chasing after the little dog. Now my mom is chasing after our dogs, and my dad has come outside and is running after them too. So there was the little dog, Kynda, Brooke, my mom and my dad running around the garage. Once they made it around the garage, the little dog ran into the garage and under a vehicle. According to my mom, Kynda was in her own world and her mission was to get that little dog. Kynda has been offleash, and has ran after a dog before, but I have always been there and she does come to me when I call her. She has only bit a dog once, but there was good reason for it (dog came running toward me and Kynda aggressivley so Kynda had a little dog fight with it then it left and she came to me). I have talked with a professional dog trainer about this. She told me that when Kynda barks at other dogs, I should totally ignore her. When we're on a walk and I see another dog, I give her all the leash I possibly can and give her a bunch of treats before she starts barking. When she does bark, I should keep walking but just ignore what she's doing. Her reason for this is because she thinks Kynda needs support to be aggressive, so when I "leave her" (her support) she then should be scared of the dog and will no longer bark. I tried it with her, but it did not work at all! I think Kynda wants to be dominent over the dogs she meets, but I'm not sure. What would be the best way to teach Kynda to accept other dogs better? Any advice would be great! Thanks, Jessica