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start over post - fear in a german shepherd pup. Help!
Hi everyone,
I screwed up sorry folks you know who you are... let me further explain. I have a beautiful white German Shepherd Female named "Sasha" I have had her since she was 7 weeks old. We have been socializing in various dog parks in my town since she was 9 weeks old. She was fearless. She would play with any size dog. Things have changed. She is now 9 months old. At about 3 months old my back yard neighbors Shar Pei broke through my wooden fence and attacked my dog and my dog ended up with about 20 stitches in the face. The neighbor and I agreed it was a one time thing maybe the fence was bad right there (fooling myself eh?) So replaced section of fence and life continued. Sasha and I went back to the dog parks she played but I could tell she was a bit more cautious. About 1 month later. Same dog same fence. Sasha this time about 40 stitches (legs). Ok this time I tell owner dog goes or I sue next day dog is gone. I have no idea where. (plus I install chain link fence inside my wooden fence) Now at any park or actually anywhere anysize dog comes near her she goes in to mega fear mode tail way under. Sometimes going into a dog park with half a dozen dogs greeting her she will pee. Now you are probably asking then why take her to the dog park? Well because she does like it. She loves to play ball in the lake. She loves to just lie and watch everything. She loves the attention of the kids and adults and when I say "park" at home and grab my keys you can't keep her from not going And it is also very good for me as we do a ton of walking when we goto parks. I thought after 5 months I would start to see some improvement but I am not really. Anyone have ideas to help boost her confidence with other dogs? Thanks David |
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start over post - fear in a german shepherd pup. Help!
Got a friend or relative with an incredibly gentle dog?
Offer to dog-sit at your home or just borrow the pooch for a few hours. Put 'em together in a totally non-threatening environment, watch very carefully. If they don't become at least moderately friendly, I guess I'd run it by a good vet. Just a thought. One step at a time. Puddin' On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:11:59 -0400, David in Florida wrote: Hi everyone, I screwed up sorry folks you know who you are... let me further explain. I have a beautiful white German Shepherd Female named "Sasha" I have had her since she was 7 weeks old. We have been socializing in various dog parks in my town since she was 9 weeks old. She was fearless. She would play with any size dog. Things have changed. She is now 9 months old. At about 3 months old my back yard neighbors Shar Pei broke through my wooden fence and attacked my dog and my dog ended up with about 20 stitches in the face. The neighbor and I agreed it was a one time thing maybe the fence was bad right there (fooling myself eh?) So replaced section of fence and life continued. Sasha and I went back to the dog parks she played but I could tell she was a bit more cautious. About 1 month later. Same dog same fence. Sasha this time about 40 stitches (legs). Ok this time I tell owner dog goes or I sue next day dog is gone. I have no idea where. (plus I install chain link fence inside my wooden fence) Now at any park or actually anywhere anysize dog comes near her she goes in to mega fear mode tail way under. Sometimes going into a dog park with half a dozen dogs greeting her she will pee. Now you are probably asking then why take her to the dog park? Well because she does like it. She loves to play ball in the lake. She loves to just lie and watch everything. She loves the attention of the kids and adults and when I say "park" at home and grab my keys you can't keep her from not going And it is also very good for me as we do a ton of walking when we goto parks. I thought after 5 months I would start to see some improvement but I am not really. Anyone have ideas to help boost her confidence with other dogs? Thanks David "Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim." - Bertrand Russell |
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start over post - fear in a german shepherd pup. Help!
On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:11:59 -0400, David in Florida
wrote: ... I thought after 5 months I would start to see some improvement but I am not really. Anyone have ideas to help boost her confidence with other dogs? Puddin' Man's idea is Great! Be careful in selecting the dog(s) for this maneuver, because you don't want it to backfire. A strong emotional force warped your puppy; so, mere exposure to other dogs is not going to straighten her out. You have to apply some very gentle correcting force in the opposite direction. Is Sasha spayed, yet? ___________________ A dog's life is too short; their only fault really. |
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