Give the dog her space and let her settle in before trying to work on teaching her anything. Several things seemed to have happened all at once:
1. she's nervous/unsettled in a new environment (totally normal) with a stranger (you)
2. she was sleeping & you woke her up suddenly
3. you startled her awake with *another* new stranger
I would give her some space, let her get her bearings for a few days/weeks, and slowly introduce new people in a calm way (i.e., making sure dog is awake and cognitive and let your dog approach them not the other way around until she's totally relaxed with strangers). Most likely, this will be an isolated incident if the foster mom's experiences are true and you just pushed a bit too much too quickly. It's doubtful that irreversible damage has been done.
Any dog will become aggressive if scared enough, and some dogs outward signs of fear/nervousness are more subtle. As you get to know her better, you'll become more in-tune with those signs. In this situation it sounds like no signs were even give since it all happened so quickly, which definitely indicates startled fear. Until she's really confident in her surroundings, I'd avoid any quick motions towards her or startling movements (waking her quickly included).
Also give her 2 weeks or so of no visitors. I know it's hard, but she first needs to learn that you and the apartment are her home and to build those relationships before you start introducing visitors.
Good luck with her, she sounds like she'll be a wonderful pet once she's settled
1. she's nervous/unsettled in a new environment (totally normal) with a stranger (you)
2. she was sleeping & you woke her up suddenly
3. you startled her awake with *another* new stranger
I would give her some space, let her get her bearings for a few days/weeks, and slowly introduce new people in a calm way (i.e., making sure dog is awake and cognitive and let your dog approach them not the other way around until she's totally relaxed with strangers). Most likely, this will be an isolated incident if the foster mom's experiences are true and you just pushed a bit too much too quickly. It's doubtful that irreversible damage has been done.
Any dog will become aggressive if scared enough, and some dogs outward signs of fear/nervousness are more subtle. As you get to know her better, you'll become more in-tune with those signs. In this situation it sounds like no signs were even give since it all happened so quickly, which definitely indicates startled fear. Until she's really confident in her surroundings, I'd avoid any quick motions towards her or startling movements (waking her quickly included).
Also give her 2 weeks or so of no visitors. I know it's hard, but she first needs to learn that you and the apartment are her home and to build those relationships before you start introducing visitors.
Good luck with her, she sounds like she'll be a wonderful pet once she's settled
