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@tenderloin Both professional who have observed her have said her fear is mild and her unease likely has a lot to do with my anxiety. They both want me working with older kids directly and recommended either having her touch the kids hand and then I reward or have the kid toss or hand the treat...

@tenderloin Update! Played the treat and retreat game with the same girl she wa unsure of yesterday and it all went AMAZING. So calm and confident - no signs of anxiety or conflicting thoughts. We used lower value treats & practiced beforehand with my roommate so she got the game. She loves...

@17warner Thank you, that makes me feel better! I'm going to move to having them toss the treats without interacting.

Feeling like a failure for misjudging my dog.. Spoiler, nothing terrible happened but I am definitely feeling less confident. I had been having a ton of trouble doing CC with my dog, and because it was unstructured it actually seemed to make her anxiety around kids WORSE. She used to be totally...