thank you ALL for the advice and suggestions..I am going to pull her from this class..
Just want to say a couple things,,(don't mean to overlook everyone so sorry if I miss something)...This behavior DOES only happen in the class setting. Even the couple of "people" incidents, it was people who , I don't want to say charging at her, but maybe startled her? didn't come from a "front" approach.
I DO also agree, most if not all, of these behaviors are the result of a mismanaged class setting,,I am certainly NOT against the training methods, but am rather pissed off with the lack of control and allowing of rude behaviors from others.
Just as an update,,tonite, I took her out for a long walk backroads, traffic, lots of houses, other people walking dog (and used a flat buckle collar I might add
) and she was fine,,,no car lunging, we would sit/focus/treat while cars went by, and we also happen to run into someone walking a couple of small dogs (shih tzu's) I asked him from a distance if he minded me using them for a little "distraction",,he was nice, didn't mind, stayed on the opposite side of the road,,Masi was interested but not in "defense" mode AT ALL,,,his dogs actually started going wacko/barking/lunging , and I had her sit, focus, and she didn't react to the rude dogs at all...The guy was trying to shut his dogs up,,I said that's ok,,we need this kind of test
)So,,THAT alone made me feel better, that right now anyhow, it seems to be the "Class" thing..
I also had a repair man in my house today, and she was totally fine with him,,(I know it was in the house she is probably comfortable here but still
)...
So thank you all for your advice and suggestions..Oh and here is a picture of the 'beast'
Diane