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Originally Posted by twalla  Sam was born Nov 20th and I picked him up Feb17th. He was raised in a home with kids and other furbutts. He will be 3 this year.
Sam goes to meetups, we go to the dog park on our own, we go for walks. He goes to restraurants, movies, stores, etc etc etc .. you get the point, he is always out and about.
Sam does not like people petting him that he does not know and you can FORGET holding him. Now I have got to where I hold him to make him feel more at ease when people are petting him and that seems to help.
The trainer told us to socialize socialize socialize, but come on! How much more can I do???
He does play with other dogs when we were at the dog park as long as they want to play chase. If they dont want to play chase then he really isnt interested, its his way or no way 
If someone new comes over to my house or we go somewhere new, as long the person doesnt try to come at him then eventually he will go check them out.
Best of luck to ya!! |
Sounds MUCH like Jackson!
He has been around soooo many people since coming home at 9 weeks old. Unless he knows you (my close friends, family, etc) you aren't petting him. It just takes him a while to warm up to strange people. He's not aggressive at
all, he would just prefer you ignore him. He greets people at his own pace. He LOVES everybody that he's met at least once for over a few hours time. Then he will love you forever. If a stranger comes to my house, stays for 2-3 hours, and then comes back again in a few days, he will greet them at the door like he loves the.
He sees people daily, is constantly out with me, constantly at dog parks, etc. Now w/ dogs, it's a different story. He LOVES all other dogs and feels highly comfortable around them. But, I call him my shy dog.