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I will always call Elle, DA or reactive... we have worked with her and she is now very good but I still treat her as a DA dog.
She can now go for walks, meet other dogs in very supervised situations and be totally fine... she doesn't lunge at the end of the leash, if she is on a leash she can go up and meet another dog, I am totally confident when I leave her alone with my own dogs.
However, I know where she started and for that reason I would never take her to a dog park or a daycare facility because if something did happen, if she did snap... I wouldnt be able to say "omg, i am shocked, she never did that before." In my opinion, it would be irresponsible of me to let her interact with a bunch of dogs that I dont know in an off leash situation knowing where she came from... it is setting her up for failure and possibly putting other dogs at risk. Likely, she would do nothing, but I just cant be certain enough.
So anyway... I think most people have worked with their dogs but still refer to them as reactive or DA because they make sure to always keep it in mind and make sure that nothing happens.
She can now go for walks, meet other dogs in very supervised situations and be totally fine... she doesn't lunge at the end of the leash, if she is on a leash she can go up and meet another dog, I am totally confident when I leave her alone with my own dogs.
However, I know where she started and for that reason I would never take her to a dog park or a daycare facility because if something did happen, if she did snap... I wouldnt be able to say "omg, i am shocked, she never did that before." In my opinion, it would be irresponsible of me to let her interact with a bunch of dogs that I dont know in an off leash situation knowing where she came from... it is setting her up for failure and possibly putting other dogs at risk. Likely, she would do nothing, but I just cant be certain enough.
So anyway... I think most people have worked with their dogs but still refer to them as reactive or DA because they make sure to always keep it in mind and make sure that nothing happens.