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08-31-2010, 06:02 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Carbondale
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| 12 week Yorkie getting anxious with older dogs and runners My little Kush is overall a sweet boy, or so I thought. Yesterday while playing in our front yard (no leash) he spotted our neighbor's Schnauzer mix older dog Turbo walk towards me and went berserk. Turbo has been very friendly to us, stays outside a lot and has always come into our yard in looking to be pet. Kush even has had a few play sessions with him about two weeks ago. Anyway, at the sight of this dog, my yorkie just barked and chased him into going to the neighbor's house underneath a parked truck. I had a tough time getting him to stop chasing and behave. Today morning while I took him out to do his business outside, a jogger went by our house and Kush hated him too. This time he did not chase the guy (thankfully or I'd have some explaining to do) but ran to the front door and just kept barking and being irate in general. Is this normal behavior? I have been socializing him the past few weeks with lots of guests visiting us and walking him every day around the neighborhood and elsewhere. We've even taken him on a visit to Chicago (6 hours away) last weekend and he seemed ok in the new city too. What am I doing wrong here? |
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08-31-2010, 11:31 AM | #2 |
Mia, Max and Moe's Mom Donating Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV
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| Congratulations on your new puppy and Welcome to YT! I'm surprised your vet didn't tell you that your pup should not be walking around the neighborhood until he's had his last set of shots and then add 10 days after that. It can be very dangerous for him if he walks in/sniffs/licks anything that another sick dog may have left on the ground/floor. Anyway, please don't take him anywhere except your backyard and only if you know that no other dogs have used it to poo/pee on. Otherwise I would suggest teaching him to potty on pads until he's had all his shots. Yes, his little guard dog antics are quite normal. I wouldn't worry about it too much right now, because he shouldn't be outside, but when you do - you can start to teach him not to chase the runner by doing a technique that distracts them. As for the dog next door - when your little one gets a little more secure, you'll be able to socialize him more. Good Luck and keep us posted, ok?
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08-31-2010, 12:50 PM | #3 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Carbondale
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| Thank you so much for your reply cj125. The vet did tell us to hold off on the local pet store puppy training class that we had enrolled in till the last set of shots are over (September 17) to avoid any infections from older dogs. After reading a lot lately about puppy socialization, I thought supervised walking would acclimate him to new sights and sounds. I will wait till his vaccinations are over now. |
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09-03-2010, 10:18 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member | Puppies go through a fear phase around 8-11 weeks. If they get spooked, they can over react to other things later on. Once he's through his shots, just start taking things slowly when you go to introduce him to the outside. His reaction to Turbo was right on. After all, Turbo was in Kush's yard, without Kush's permission Same thing with the jogger. He's claiming his territory.
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