Oh of course - there have been times when I've tensed up - it's something that's subconscious and a bloody nightmare to stop.

I'm worst when I'm with certain people as I feel very inadequate and insecure - these are the people that tell me it's pack theory related and they sound so confident in what they're saying that I loose all of mine and Takara knows it.
It's also the reason she plays up at the vets - I can handle her anywhere else but if I go to see an animal health care professional, I daren't do what I normally do and let them get on with it, Takara knows I'm incredibly uncomfortable and it makes her on edge too.

However, there have been plenty of times when I have actually forgotten about her issues (she hasn't always had them) with larger dogs and been walking along like a dozy mare thinking 'oh she'll just go and play' and she's still reacted in the same way. I couldn't possibly have been tense then.

My dog's problem is my confidence - I'm well aware of that.

This is why I need to build my confidence in general with people. I know what I'm doing with dogs, they don't frighten me or make me feel uncomfortable. People do.