Rehomed 5yr female - freaks at dog park - help! My husband and i have re-homed a 5 yr female yorkie who gets along just fine with our 7yr male. But take her to the dog park and she freaks when new dogs comeher way. She had never been to the dog park before we took her and gets a bit better each trip until a new dog comes to smell her. Can anyone help me with ways to help her get over being scared? |
Positive reinforcement - always! Find a treat she LOVES and keep a picket full of those. Make this a treat she only gets when she meets other dogs. When she reacts appropriately, reward her with one. When she doesn't, a sharp, no-no should do it. After a while, she'll get the message. Use a clicker. It's a great tool to marking the exact moment she did something right. It could be that she's a little territorial. Unfortunately with a rehomed dog, you never know what they've been through. She could have been picked on or attacked by a strange dog. Either way, it's obvious she hasn't been socialized very well. With that being said, you're going to have to start from the beginning. If you're persistent, you can turn almost any dog around. |
Easiest solution- Don't take her to the dog park. It is a very scary place. |
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[QUOTE=MikaTallulah;3886249]Easiest solution- Don't take her to the dog park. It is a very scary place.[/QUOTE/ :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: I am sorry, but I do NOT like dog parks...just me, I guess...you never know what any of these dogs have been exposed to...in my mind, this is a wonderful place to pick up worms, fleas, ticks, PARVO, vicious dogs,etc....Sorry for offending all the dog park lovers here, but too much risk involved for what you get in return....I am with your dog! DOG PARKS SCARE THE PEEDOODLE OUT OF ME! |
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Ok so maybe I should add this comment - we have locally a big shore line park where dogs can be off leash and on leash - it has strict rules about how dogs may/may not act. Both my dogs love going and it's about a two mle walk to cover the entire area. So it's also a great area for walking. This is not what many may seee as a typical fenced in dog park whre the dogs run in a closed pin. Even though Amber is timid around other dogs - she loves the walk and for the most part is okay unless she gets spooked. It also does not matter where we take her - she is scared around other dogs. Doe sanyone think that taking her to dogggie day care may help? |
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I also would not EVER allow my dogs off leash at a park that wasn't completely fenced in! |
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that's why... that's why I have 2 so they can play together and no need for other dogs. but to each his own we all love our dogs and do what we feel is best for our own dogs. |
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I take Kaji with me everywhere, shopping, vacations, family outings, movies..... We encounter lots of other dogs and people. Kaji gets along with all the pups we meet and we get compliments on how well behaved he is and how nice he interacts with dogs of all sizes. :) I understand not everyone does this, but this is the benefit to him visiting dog parks or doggy daycare. Too bad I don't have a dog park or day care facility I like to take him too. At the moment we do play dates with my friends and their pups. It makes him so happy! |
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