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Originally Posted by shmurph  Thank you all for your posts. It's a great help to hear some ideas for working with our puppy. He is doing much better with people--we went to Thanksgiving with a house full of kids and adults and he was shy at first, but settled down and even let some of the kids hold him. We are still having trouble getting him to take a walk. He just stands there trembling and won't take even one step! It's getting cold here and he has a coat, but I don't think he enjoys being outside. The breeder suggested that we try taking him out several times a day to get him used to it so that's what we're trying. But the poor little guy really hates it! He's 4 months old. We'll just keep on working with him. We all love him to pieces! |
Glad things seem to be improving for you!
This is just a thought (and probably a silly one!!
) but is it worth carrying him around when you go out for a couple of weeks?
With any new puppy we've ever had, even before they've had all their jabs, we've carried them practically everywhere, just to get them used to all the new smells and sounds. We never put them down - but took them to the park, to the shops, round the streets - anywhere we could think of to get them used to all these new 'scarey' situations.
Much easier with a little Yorkie, than our huge lab puppy was!!
Sally + Harry x