Don't Stare at Me!    Barked: Tue Nov 13, '12 7:33am PST 
Rigby's picked up a new "quirk" recently.  When we are at the
off-leash park, if someone walks toward her, stops and stares at
her, she barks at them.  If she is leashed, this doesn't happen.
If the person keeps walking, this doesn't happen. If the person
stops, but doesn't look at her, this doesn't happen.  It seems
to happen only when the person is standing still and looking at
her - usually combined with encouraging talking ("Hi puppy, come
here" etc.)  Typically, if I can catch this before it happens I
can call her off. But today, she combined the barking with some
sort of lunging behaviour at a woman's feet. No nipping or
contact. But quick movements and defensive barking. This
concerns me. Luckily the woman said she was fine and understood
as her dog was from a shelter as well and had his own set of
quirks.  I think this started with a woman a few weeks ago
claiming to be a "trainer" who intimidated Rig with her eye
contact intentionally. Under t