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Originally Posted by zenzele  I agree there is an ideal time to get the maximum benefit of socializing your dog, but even fearful adult dogs (not aggressive dogs with behavior issues) can be socialized to some extent, they may never be at their peak but they can be trained to be less fearful. I got my yorkie as a 5 year old adult and she was and still is very skittish and fearful, but she has improved in the 10 months I have had her, and has become less fearful as she becomes familiar with people and places. I know she will never be fully over the skittishness but from what I read, some yorkies have that temperament of being a one owner dog vs outgoing and a social butterfly. |
You would think that be so but having put the years and years in on one little fearful baby there is not much change.
Oh FYI 95% if not more of aggression is fear based... and we can prevent that by soicalization. And not breeding poorly soicalized dogs or with genetic based fear concerns as well. Even those have a better chance with great social skills.
Why is it even acceptable to think it ok to have them live with any fear at all when we know what it takes to help them be ok in life.
We invest a great deal of cash to start with these guys at 1000 for some and then the time and the love. why not get them out of the gate right.
As for temperament that got zippo to do with fear and social skills... I am well socialized but I rather spend time at home and quiet but you can take me out and dress me up and I can play nice ( yeah most days). My dog can go out play nice and would still rather be at home where the stress is lower and having to cope is less.
I have another dog that is well socialized to the point she not any where what the breed type implies. A great little one but when she comes home you can tell that although she a great girl well adjust polite dog girl, she rather be curled up at home.
Social butterfly... oh yes I have a friend that has a dog that the life of the party but his social skills are zip and he is a royal pain but he does not care.
Then again he afraid of thunder and is not great with other dogs but he is the life of the party.... lack of socialization for sure.
I have an associate that got a dog young non yorkie as it had aggression concerns young... this dog was socialized and well trained to the max and young.... you coming off the street never know which of the 5 dogs that live in that house is the one you need to keep an eye on as it a good dog but can have bad days and it now works as a rehab dog for aggressive dog.
Some of these guys that are undersocailized can not make it back and end up not with us any more. That should never happen and it does.
We know better and there is very little excuse to not do the best we can.
JL