To clarify Carey has no agression towards people. She has just got her place in our family mixed up by thinking she is dominant over our daughter.
The trainer still has not contacted me and noone seems to be at home, we go by the house on the way to town. The first time I contacted her she returned my call immediately. I assume she has gone out of town, to train someone's dog or for personal reasons, I have no idea. This week I plan on stopping by there and dropping a note. Things are still going well howver, Carey does her commands for food, play time, going out, and coming in. She waits while we go out first until I tell her she can come in. We still do not allow Maggie in the room while Carey is eating. And where we used to let them roughhouse together (which I now know is probably how this got started) Maggie can only pet her nicely. I watch and make sure Carey has not had enough of her and when she has the petting/ attention stops. I am really tired of being judged so harshly for our decision, I believe it is the right one. As I have said many times before, no two dogs are alike, you do not know my dog. She has always LOVED (yes I will use that word again) Maggie. This was simply a food agression and dominance issue. It can be improved with help, which we still plan on doing and in the mean time I am donig all I possibly can to help along the relearning proces with what I know. For those of you who support me Thank you very much I appreciate it immensely for those of you who don't I have not asked for any opnion on this thread except on what to ask a trainer. Your opinoins do not matter to me, as we have done and continue to do what is right for our family. Maggie is not scared of Carey or any other dog, she has no pshchological(sp) damage from this and continues to love Carey very very much. As for another episode happening or her getting her finger bitten off is harsh and obviously you do not understand the problem at hand or our extreme efforts to correct this behavior. We will not put Carey to sleep she is a member of our family. If we had another child who hurt Maggie in some way, would you expect us to get rid of him/her as well? I understand a dog can do alot more damage ( in most cases anyway) than another child. But that is exactly why we are not sitting back and doing nothing, we are doing everything in our power to reteach Carey her place in the family. And will continue to do so, hopefully soon with professional help.