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1 and a half year old german shepherd is afraid of our new house
Well as the title says, our german shepherd seems to be afraid of our
new house. in the day, he is always looking at the ceilings like he almost afraid of shadows, then he tries to hide behind couches etc. I try to play with him to make him more comfortable but he just isnt in the mood for it. also at night I had to put boxes under my bed because he forces his 95lbs body underneath it and gets stuck under there. once i pull him out, he runs and hides in the bathroom facing the wall wedged under the toilet! I am at a loss at what to do. Thanks for your help in advance. greg- |
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well all i can take from this is that mishandling caused the fear.
I dont (intentionally) mishandle my dog, he has a great temperment, and had 0 problems until I moved into the new house. Outside he is fine, its just inside where this happens. If i praise him for hiding under the bed I would think it send the message confirming his fears. I can see him visably looking up at the cieling like something is there that is causing this all to happen. it gets better at night when there are no shadows casued by the sun. Still even at night he tried to crawl under the bed. When i boxed the underneath of the bed off, he went back to sleeping normally next to it. He seemed to be getting better, but then last night he forced his way under, and now seems to be back to how he was once we moved in. I dont ever hit my animals, and I dont yell at him for doing this. I just want to know what the right approach is, if thats praise even when hes hiding then let me know. Its just that reading your replies didnt make much sense, and were barely legible. I do appreciate the response. mr greg- |
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(mr greg) wrote:
well all i can take from this is that mishandling caused the fear. Sigh. Apparently you're replying to our resident loon. Most of us have him killfiled, so we never see his posts. But telling every poster that he mishandles and abuses his dog is his modus operandi. If i praise him for hiding under the bed I would think it send the message confirming his fears. Well, Jerry almost got something right here. :} Actually, if you "aww, poor baby" him, you'll be sending a message that confirms his fears - yes, it is a scary thing. Instead, you want to be totally unconcerned and cheerful with him. Is it possible that there is something real in your new house that could be spooking him? Maybe animals in the attic? A sound, like the beeping of a dead alarm? Whatever it is, sounds like it's coming from the ceiling. Whenever you see him start to get tense, before he panics, get out his favorite toys or treats and start engaging him in playing or obedience work. And get your attic checked out. :} --- Canine Action Dog Trainer http://www.canineaction.com It's A Dog's Life http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html Get Healthy, Build Your Immune System, Lose Weight http://www.re-vita.net/dfrntdrums |
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Have you had his eyes examined by the vet lately. If you really feel it's
shadows that seem to be triggering this maybe he is having vision problems. Sometimes vision problems come on quickly and it might be this just happened to occur at the same time you got the new house. Celeste "mr greg" wrote in message om... (Leah) wrote in message ... (mr greg) wrote: well all i can take from this is that mishandling caused the fear. Sigh. Apparently you're replying to our resident loon. Most of us have him killfiled, so we never see his posts. But telling every poster that he mishandles and abuses his dog is his modus operandi. If i praise him for hiding under the bed I would think it send the message confirming his fears. Well, Jerry almost got something right here. :} Actually, if you "aww, poor baby" him, you'll be sending a message that confirms his fears - yes, it is a scary thing. Instead, you want to be totally unconcerned and cheerful with him. Is it possible that there is something real in your new house that could be spooking him? Maybe animals in the attic? A sound, like the beeping of a dead alarm? Whatever it is, sounds like it's coming from the ceiling. Whenever you see him start to get tense, before he panics, get out his favorite toys or treats and start engaging him in playing or obedience work. And get your attic checked out. :} --- Canine Action Dog Trainer http://www.canineaction.com It's A Dog's Life http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html Get Healthy, Build Your Immune System, Lose Weight http://www.re-vita.net/dfrntdrums Thank you Leah, The weird thing is it is a brand new house, and I have been in the attic, theres no animals as far as i know, and as for alarms, I dont see any. It really seems to be shadows, but at night he really wants to sleep under the bed. I cant figure it out, so I guess ill have to keep distracting/praising him. I hope in time it works out! |
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