Being a 1st time dog-owner, I decided to hire a dog trainer to help me get over the potty-training and leash-pulling hurdles quickly.
Well, after what seemed to be months of expensive and time consuming dog-training sessions, we finally conquered the potty-training and leash-pulling problems. But not the other annoying behavior problems such as running off on me, attacking other dogs on walks, begging at the table, excessive barking, etc.
Of these, the behavior problem I considered most serious, was her habit to jump at people, especially kids. It was serious for me because I could not freely bring Brandy with me when I visited my sister and baby niece.
More training didn't help, so the way I handled the problem was simple.. "don't let Brandy be around kids, especially babies". Easy, fix! After all, I was single and had no kids. Problem solved! Or so I thought... 🤔