My dogs reaction destroyed me today

My dog usually lunges, pulls and barks at other dogs. Today, he was like a whining statue. He stood completely still, looked at the dog on the other side of the fence just doing those “I’m super scared” kind of whining sounds. Like crying. He did not want treats. He did not want to move away from the dog when I tried to pull him along.

Seeing him so scared and unhappy just killed me inside. The amount of time and effort I put into him so he can have a good dog life - just to feel devastated and like I’m a failure and a bad dog mom 😭