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First of all dog aggression is common in this breed and in some cases no matter how much you socialize them they will never be able to be trusted with another dog. The high pitch whimpering bark more then likely isn't fear thats excitement meaning he was possibly ready to attack if you dog is DA like most in this breed never trust a wagging tail b/c with his breed that could very possibly mean I'm gonna get that dog. Now the experience with the Labrador yes that could be a very traumatic experience to an unsuspecting pup and also could cause him to be semi fearful but more then likely it just trigger plain out hatred for other dogs. The whole thing about the woman coming and petting the dog to get him to stop barking NOT A GOOD THING this is encouraging that behavior never pet/praise or "comfort" your dog when its fearful, nervous, or aggressive that again only encourages bad behavior they are not humans they are animals and when dealing with animals you have to use a totally different state of mind. A muzzle honestly I believe that will make the experience more stressful on the dog making it overall a bad experience. You need to take time out with a dog trainer who knows what their doing preferable a behaviorist. What I would suggest until then if you want to try and socialize use dogs that are around the same size as your dog with a good disposition and get a friend to help you make sure both dogs are on leashes don't let them run loose together until you dog is calm like the other dog you don't want a pup or dog to introduce to your pup if it is excited b/c that can also trigger your dog to revert back to his original state of mind. Let them get used to just having the other dog int he room first them slowly and eventually get them to smell each other and so on and so forth its a slow process. Another thing sounds like hes having a touch of separation anxiety to me could cause his episodes to escalate when your out of sight. Yes dogs can feel what you are feeling which also hurts you if your trying to train in the long run. If you find yourself getting anxious, fearful, nervous, etc you need to just turn around take him out of the room and you take a break to chill out trust yourself and your judgment and the pup will trust your judgment and give you more respect. Another thing I want to add before I get my butt in the bed is that after you start your training it has to be an everyday thing even if you don't have class do it at home b/c if you are not continuous the pup will revert back eventually.
Hope this helps some I can't guaranteed how well this is worded being i'm tired and don't feel like revising at this hour i will go back over it tomorrow when i get up and am refreshed lol.
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