Yesterday I took my 4.5 month old Pomeranian to the puppy park. Usually there’s a gated area where all of the big dogs are off leash and a park area where all of the tiny dogs can meet up and play. She usually has a ton of friends there. When we were walking up there were a bunch of larger poodles off leash and one ran straight towards her, clothes lined the leash and she took off screaming. I had to chase her for a block and 2 of the poodles were also chasing. I held her and calmed her down. Gave her extra treats last night and she’s acting pretty normally. This morning she was scared to walk in the park direction but relaxed when we got there and just sat on the bench with me. Then we saw one of her friends who’s a French bulldog and he got excited and ran up to her. She slipped her harness (hard to find one small enough for her, I’ve tried 4 so far and waiting for an even smaller one to arrive today), ran by a tree and sat and waited for me to come pick her up. What I’m asking for is help for that reactivity and any advice to help her fear. She ran up to this same dog yesterday and played with him after the poodle incident. She’s normally fearless and confident. I just don’t want this to set her back so any advice helps. Thank you!
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