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Originally Posted by MommaLovesBette  I didn't buy her from the best place, a puppy store posing as I broker, I think, and she came to me early, at 8 weeks. They say your puppy shouldn't go outside until Rabies Vaccination, and that wasn't until she was 6 months. At the time I didn't know how important it was to have your puppy socialized early.
I don't have any friends with dogs, so unfotunately, she hasn't met a lot of dogs. And her tail just juts in. I dunno, does anyone else have this particular problem? Because I don't have a car, and not only are the dog day care places around here particulary expensive but particularly far.
Is there anyway, that she can be socialized with my help as opposed to a professional, and if it doesn't work, then I would find a way, as backbreaking as it is to get a professional somehow.
But, anyone sharing my pain? And the little chihuahua, Minnie? Do you think she would be a positive influence, she's very socialized and even-tempered. |
If she came from a pet store, that explains her behavior. Pet stores get their puppies from puppy mills and unfortunately, lack of socialization is a common problem with puppy mill dogs. Human contact and lots of handling are very important in the early weeks and mill puppies are raised in cages with very little human contact.
You will have to work extra hard with your little girl to socialize her and build up her confidence as she is frightened, not mean. She may never be as social as a puppy who was home raised and used to humans from the start, though. You must accept that as part of her personality.