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So Sage's interdog aggression is taking an interesting turn. We have been really working with her, identifiying where we were letting her be in charge and changing that, doing tons of obedience work at the river which is where she behaves worst, keeping her on leash all the time so she can't chase and bully dogs. She has pretty much stopped aggressing, which I would think is a great thing, but she is visibly more fearful with other dogs, head and tail between legs, hackles up, body curved away from the dog, trying to move away. My thought is that she has learned that aggression is not acceptable and isn't sure what to do instead to manage her fear. I think this is progress but maybe it's a problem? I guess I should positively reinforce the presence of other dogs to the hilt, but how do I do that without reinforcing the fearful behavior? Any thoughts on this change and it's meaning?