part of the problem is that people believe that any dog that bites, growls, or backs away (stress/fear) is aggressive, or going to be aggressive. the second part of the problem is that dogs which jump up on their owners, other dogs, bark ‘happily’, rush up to other dogs, are actually displaying inappropriate behavior. in most cases the puppy has been kept up most of the day, often for days. two of the main situations are a) when you want …