We worked out the jumping nipping thing

Missy was doing great in the house in response to our yelping like a hurt puppy when she connected with skin or clothing. She responded quickly and the behavior is eliminating itself. We figure out in the yard by telling her "no" in a loud harsh voice she thought we were barking at her inviting her to play. And the behavior was escalating. So we started yelping in the yard and doing our "ert" noise that we do in the house when we don't want her putting her paws on the counter tops or chewing on the area rugs. It's working great! We had almost no jumping and nipping in the yard this morning.

She had free run of the yard and the a 3 mile walk this morning. We had some adults greet her yesterday which she loved. She is all hugs and snuggles when greeting. Today we saw some kids on bikes. At first she barked a few times but when she saw they were coming up to pat her she flipped over on her back, exposed her belly and enjoyed the pats. She will need ongoing socialization as she gets older to make sure she is constantly exposed to new people.

Missy loves to get some snuggles. But she is not a particularly clingy dog. Once she get greeted to her satisfaction she likes to lay down by herself.