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LulusOwner · 06-28-2012, 11:51 AM

Hello everyone I'm the owner of a 13 week old puppy named LuLu, You've all been so helpfull with my other puppy, but this really upsets me.

She is terrified to the bone of other dogs. We've taken her to puppy classes twice now and she is so so scared of other dogs! She loves humans but put her in contact with another dog and she is petrified! She crys and trys to get as high as possible.

Just now we took her for her 4th walk, which she had been doing great at, then she heard my friends learcher bark through his hedge she was so so upset she like froze and was trying to get away and the second he stopped she RAN she was CRYING while running and as i was running with her I was trying my hardest to stop her but she just kept on running till she got home. It really upset me and i fear for my little puppy! at this rate she will never be able to go for a walk without being scared!

Can somebody please help us?

Thank you.

MY OSCAR · 06-28-2012, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by lulusowner

hello everyone i'm the owner of a 13 week old puppy named lulu, you've all been so helpfull with my other puppy, but this really upsets me.

She is terrified to the bone of other dogs. We've taken her to puppy classes twice now and she is so so scared of other dogs! She loves humans but put her in contact with another dog and she is petrified! She crys and trys to get as high as possible.

Just now we took her for her 4th walk, which she had been doing great at, then she heard my friends learcher bark through his hedge she was so so upset she like froze and was trying to get away and the second he stopped she ran she was crying while running and as i was running with her i was trying my hardest to stop her but she just kept on running till she got home. It really upset me and i fear for my little puppy! At this rate she will never be able to go for a walk without being scared!

Can somebody please help us?

thank you.

oh poor little baby.
Do you have a friend or a family member that has a calm , friendly dog that you could arrange a playdate with?
Maybe if you back off on the outings a bit and let her get comfortable with one dog first she may come to realize they are not a threat...
If you could find a puppy playgroup that has only small breed puppies that may also help...

yorkietalkjilly · 06-28-2012, 03:48 PM

Why don't you just put her in an airline carrier with her fav toy & walk her by a yard with a dog in it & return home, let her out & praise her only when she relaxes - when you see her let go & her ears go out a little, maybe see her put her muzzle down on the bed or couch, sigh - whatever she does when she lets go & relaxes. Repeat as necessary. This will at least start her on the process of desensitizing her to other dogs while she is protected in the cocoon carrier & begins to learn she will be safe in there, then brought back home & let out, praised when she relaxes. Eventually, take her up to the fence as the dogs bark, then walk away & back home. Later, 2 weeks or so down the road, carry her in your arms & watch her body language. If she acts scared, put her back in the carrier for trips outside around other dogs for a while longer.

With time, she should begin to learn that you are keeping her safe, the dog is just barking, can't get to her & you can more onto walking her up to the barking dog's yard, then quickly back home. It's a process to desensitize a scared dog but with time & patience, it can be done & they learn slowly not to fear. During this desensitization process, if other dogs start to approach, I would take her back in until she is not fearful outside on the leash when going by the yards of barking dogs.

Yorkiemom1 · 06-28-2012, 07:37 PM

Wondering if she was just never socialized to be around other dogs, or if she was ....maybe in her little puppy mind...."viciously attacked" by perhaps a dog at the breeders house....that has scared the snot out of her.... I am NOT a trainer,but I think I would start with a play date with a friends calm, gentle dog, maybe advance up to several eventually, coming over to visit on your own property....I would get her used to dogs playing and being nice and fun to be around, in the confines and safety of her own yard/house. AFTER she is comfortable with other dogs within those parameters, then I would go for short walks WITH THESE SAME DOGS accompanying her....then when she is comfortable with that....HOWEVER long that takes, only then would I subject her to the terror of "wild, stranger-danger dogs, threatening her very life"(in her little fearful mind!!)...and by then she may realize these neighborhood guys and dolls are not a danger at all but another source of fun and games.....

06-28-2012, 11:51 AM	#1
LulusOwner YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: London Posts: 4	My scared little puppy! :'( Hello everyone I'm the owner of a 13 week old puppy named LuLu, You've all been so helpfull with my other puppy, but this really upsets me. She is terrified to the bone of other dogs. We've taken her to puppy classes twice now and she is so so scared of other dogs! She loves humans but put her in contact with another dog and she is petrified! She crys and trys to get as high as possible. Just now we took her for her 4th walk, which she had been doing great at, then she heard my friends learcher bark through his hedge she was so so upset she like froze and was trying to get away and the second he stopped she RAN she was CRYING while running and as i was running with her I was trying my hardest to stop her but she just kept on running till she got home. It really upset me and i fear for my little puppy! at this rate she will never be able to go for a walk without being scared! Can somebody please help us? Thank you.

06-28-2012, 03:48 PM	#3
yorkietalkjilly ♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas Posts: 22,140	Why don't you just put her in an airline carrier with her fav toy & walk her by a yard with a dog in it & return home, let her out & praise her only when she relaxes - when you see her let go & her ears go out a little, maybe see her put her muzzle down on the bed or couch, sigh - whatever she does when she lets go & relaxes. Repeat as necessary. This will at least start her on the process of desensitizing her to other dogs while she is protected in the cocoon carrier & begins to learn she will be safe in there, then brought back home & let out, praised when she relaxes. Eventually, take her up to the fence as the dogs bark, then walk away & back home. Later, 2 weeks or so down the road, carry her in your arms & watch her body language. If she acts scared, put her back in the carrier for trips outside around other dogs for a while longer. With time, she should begin to learn that you are keeping her safe, the dog is just barking, can't get to her & you can more onto walking her up to the barking dog's yard, then quickly back home. It's a process to desensitize a scared dog but with time & patience, it can be done & they learn slowly not to fear. During this desensitization process, if other dogs start to approach, I would take her back in until she is not fearful outside on the leash when going by the yards of barking dogs. __________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis

06-28-2012, 07:37 PM	#4
Yorkiemom1 Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 9,462	Wondering if she was just never socialized to be around other dogs, or if she was ....maybe in her little puppy mind...."viciously attacked" by perhaps a dog at the breeders house....that has scared the snot out of her.... I am NOT a trainer,but I think I would start with a play date with a friends calm, gentle dog, maybe advance up to several eventually, coming over to visit on your own property....I would get her used to dogs playing and being nice and fun to be around, in the confines and safety of her own yard/house. AFTER she is comfortable with other dogs within those parameters, then I would go for short walks WITH THESE SAME DOGS accompanying her....then when she is comfortable with that....HOWEVER long that takes, only then would I subject her to the terror of "wild, stranger-danger dogs, threatening her very life"(in her little fearful mind!!)...and by then she may realize these neighborhood guys and dolls are not a danger at all but another source of fun and games.....