Thank you, last night after the river we sat outside of the dog park and she did bark at the dogs, but I just wanted her to watch the other dogs play. We did creep up to the fence, but I was right there with her. She did get wound up and I put her in a down position and when she was calmer, she played Chuck it with me as a reward. When I first got her, we went over to my neighbors across the street and has a Boarder collie that is really good, I had her on the leash and everything was good, they were wagging tails they were nose to nose until he turned, she ripped a big chunk of his tail fur out. And I know what you are saying a different dog, I had a Great Dane Gueniveer for 16 years (she had parvo,lymes disease, spilt her paw open, got a thorn lodged in her eye,had arthritis and had congenital heart failure) Guennie was my everything and I even had to go to the doctors because I couldn't eat or sleep. I got Giselle , she was 8 months old and she was going to put her down because they were moving to Oregon. I went from a very well mannered , docile great Dane to a dog that was Shepard, rottie,hound and lab.Her Nick name was "Daughter of Satan". I was comparing her to Guennie. I took Giselle to obedience classes and they did a world of good for her, I even trained her not to go after deers and bunnies. My neighbor even told me that when I first got Giselle , he wouldn't have given me a penny for her. But she turned out to be a great dog. So I am not giving up hope, Zoya is sweet heart. I do have one question, should I stop sitting with her outside of dog park? I thought it might descensetize her. But that more harm please let me know. I just her to relax and not feel threatened. Thank you so much.
Dee Dee