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Originally Posted by Emmsmom Diesel is 8 months old and he is very scared of people. I take him everywhere with me. He has never nipped at anyone. He just backs up so that he can't be rubbed by a stranger. I actually have to pick him up so they can love all over him. Today I saw the cutest thing. This little girl at the playground wanted to rub him. He wanted no part of it. The little girl was only about 3. So I sat with him and she rubbed under his chin and he was fine with it. Altho he still backed away the more she made over him the better things got. She asked if she could hold him and I said sure. So while she was sitting in the grass I handed him to her. She fell in love with him. Then he turned and looked up at her and gave her an itty bitty lick on the nose. LOL Later she got up to walk away and he started to follow her wagging his tail.
Is this something that is unusual? My granmother's dog HATES kids and tries to bite them. He nips at a lot of people including my granny. I told granny she had better nip that in the bud real quick but she doesn't do anything. Now Diesel is very protective of me IF he is in my lap or licking me and our Shepherd comes by. So...
What is normal if there i such a thing LOL ...
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I love the visual I got from the description of Diesel and the 3 year old! There is nothing cuter than little kids and puppies interacting!
Just like humans are all different, so are all dogs. You can't know how outgoing or how shy your pup is going to be until you see them in action. My Wosie loves just about everyone. Rarely do I ever see her act shy or aggressive with any humans, though every now and then she does see a human that she doesn't like. Heck, so do I!
Find a treat that Diesel really really likes, and if he is acting shy, give a little bit of the treat to the stranger and let them give it to Diesel while you praise praise praise. After a while Diesel will be really happy to go to a stranger because he thinks he will get a treat, lol. You may want to start this slowly, by getting someone to come to your house, and then go to theirs, and then out to the general public. Go to Petsmart and just walk the aisles letting strangers give your pup treats. People will fall all over themselves to help you, lol.
Your mom can use this with her aggressive one, but she needs to be really slow and careful with it.
Good luck! And here's a picture that shows what I mean about how CUTE little kids are with pups!