too much too expect?

[tinksmama]

Well, tink is almost 16 weeks, and I'm still concerned about her fear of meeting new dogs. Today, she was snappy at a dog, fortunately the owner and i were smart enough to confer with each other before letting them together, she said her male had no patience for nonsense,esp. puppies,and Tink proved she was full of nonsense...:rolleyes:
And I know she's rapidly hitting that age where she gets no Puppy leeway anymore....
Anyway, I have Tink socialized with 8 other dogs from various households... and once she gets to know them , she's always happy to see them after the first meeting. So my question is, is it asking too much of a dog to learn how to NOT be fearful and ugly when meeting a new dog? i hate to take her to the park,or petco, b/c I'm worried about how she'll behave-but then, I know there's no other way to work it out...
Should I be happy she's getting better? Or do i have reason to expect that with the right training,she'll learn how to greet nicely?
I am looking into class options here, but I need to make the right choice, so she can get socialized without causing chaos...

[RedyreRottweilers]

I do not expect my dogs to socialize with dogs they do not know.

It is enough for me that they behave on leash. It is a bit much for some dogs to ask them to be friendly with dogs who are not a part of the dog family.

[tinksmama]

redyre...you seem to know a lot about dogs... should I expect her to sit quietly near me? as of right now, you know most dogs run up and sniff, this freaks her,and she starts yowling-which gets wosre if i do nothing- when I can keep her walking ,and distracted, it's usually ok, but like yesterday, I was standing still,then the problem-
I could easily pick her up, she's tiny, but i fear this would just make her worse,so I don't- perhaps I should just resign myself to a lifetime of picking her up if i can't keep her moving?:rolleyes:
If she made friends with the 8 dogs I mentioned, will social classes help any? She gets a lot of socialization time, I bring her to camp daily to pick up the kids, where she gets lots of people time,and as much as possible in a walking situation near other dogs... do some some dogs just never get friendly?