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11-17-2007, 09:55 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2007 Location: Brooklyn
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| New Puppy and other things -- Good Move? Hey all! Long post--- BUT I NEED HELP, please stay with me. Well, my situation is I have a dog, who's kind of mean, mostly non chalant about people she doesn't know. Like, if she hears people outside the door, she'll start to bark, if she doesn't know them. And I'm convinced that it's only people she doesn't know,b ecause she's completely sweet to people she's known since she's a puppy. For example, if my brother comes into the room. and there is bad lighting and his face is outcast or there is only a silhouette of him, she'll start barking like crazy, or someone comes in the house without her seeing or hearing who, just the sound of the door opening, she'll start barking and howling and being mean. But the second she realizes, ``Oh! I love this person.`` Her tail starts to wag and she rolls over on her back. And that's not all the time, it's honestly not a greeting, it's only when she doesn't know who it is. Not only that but if we are taking a walk, and I have an amazingly cute teddy-bear faced baby, if I do say so, and a million people wanna stop and pet or, I don't want her to growl at them, or bite at them, like she does. It's BAD. Babies, little kids, I have to shoo them, because I don't want her biting them, and then I get sued and she gets put to sleep. I would just die. so I run away from people who wanna pet her, and I can't risk that someone won't ask someday and she bites them. She's 7 months old, how do I make her better with people, not even friendly, if she's indifferent, even that's alright. And my NEXT problem. She's so scared of other dogs. Not frightened, run away bark scared, but tail between legs, back up slowly, run away if they approach too fast scared. I want her to be better, and recently a friend of a friend has to get rid of chihuahua that is about 6 months, and she offered her to me. I want to, I want another baby so bad. Will betty come around? She isn't aggressive towards dogs like she si to humans, just the opposite, timid. Wills eh come around eventually or would I be wasting my money? I want her to have a friend, a sister and I DEARLY, DEARLY want her to get along with humans. Woo. PLEASE HELP! |
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11-17-2007, 10:07 PM | #2 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2007 Location: Brooklyn
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11-17-2007, 10:23 PM | #3 |
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11-17-2007, 10:25 PM | #4 |
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| It really sounds like she just needs more socialization both to humans and other dogs. It doesn't sound like she is mean, but just frightened of people she doesn't know and other dogs. The fact that she wags her tail and rolls over on her back with people she knows means she is a friendly dog to people she knows. In fact, rolling over like that is a sign of submissiveness, not aggression. I'd just work on exposing her to more and more positive experiences with nice people and nice dogs to build up her confidence. |
11-17-2007, 10:26 PM | #5 |
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| Has she been socialized a lot with humans, or has she just only been around the same people for her whole life? You should always be introducing a puppy to new people, new surroundings, etc. That's the only way that they will learn to be outgoing and calm in new environments. Perhaps puppy training classes would be a good idea? There will be lots of other dogs and a trained professional will be able to observe your dog and make suggestions. |
11-18-2007, 04:38 AM | #6 |
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| I dont' know what kind of answer to give you, but, with the biting, as long as she has her rabi shots, they can't have her put to sleep... Mine all bark at people they dont' know, but, yet when people come in the house they don't know, they lick them to death.. |
11-18-2007, 05:55 PM | #7 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2007 Location: Brooklyn
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| I didn't buy her from the best place, a puppy store posing as I broker, I think, and she came to me early, at 8 weeks. They say your puppy shouldn't go outside until Rabies Vaccination, and that wasn't until she was 6 months. At the time I didn't know how important it was to have your puppy socialized early. I don't have any friends with dogs, so unfotunately, she hasn't met a lot of dogs. And her tail just juts in. I dunno, does anyone else have this particular problem? Because I don't have a car, and not only are the dog day care places around here particulary expensive but particularly far. Is there anyway, that she can be socialized with my help as opposed to a professional, and if it doesn't work, then I would find a way, as backbreaking as it is to get a professional somehow. But, anyone sharing my pain? And the little chihuahua, Minnie? Do you think she would be a positive influence, she's very socialized and even-tempered. |
11-18-2007, 06:04 PM | #8 | |
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You will have to work extra hard with your little girl to socialize her and build up her confidence as she is frightened, not mean. She may never be as social as a puppy who was home raised and used to humans from the start, though. You must accept that as part of her personality. | |
11-18-2007, 06:09 PM | #9 |
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| I agree with others. Get her into some kind of puppy class where she can socialize with other pups and humans. Also, find out if there is a reputable behaviorist in your area. They might really be able to help you to introduce her to social situations in the best, most beneficial way. The extra work now will pay off in the long run!
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11-18-2007, 06:18 PM | #10 |
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| I have to agree with the others she just needs to be around others more. |
11-19-2007, 02:00 PM | #11 |
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| Could you have Minnie over for a visit to "test the waters"? Your baby just might surprise you! If she accepts Minnie, this could be a step in the right direction. Good luck and keep us informed.
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11-19-2007, 10:44 PM | #12 |
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| Put to sleep I don't know if you know this.... to the person who said if she bites someone but has a rabies shot she can't be put to sleep... but most areas have a 2 or 3 bite rule... if they get reported for biting and breaking the skin more than 2 or 3 times they are immediately put down...no appeals... nothing! They are considered a menace to society. These rules are in effect for the pits rotts and such... but even a small dog has to be treated the same (plus I had a horrible bite as a kid from a small dog... still bear the scar). My neighbors 1/2 chow attacked my son when he was playing w/ their kids....not once but twice. They had assured me that the first time my son must have stepped on a paw or something... I gave in and let him go over... he did it again.... and because her mother had left her the dog when dying I talked the cop out of putting him down... but they required him to be away from all children... including their own... then he bit again... and they put him down... luckily it wasn't my son that time. |
11-20-2007, 05:14 AM | #13 |
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| it sounds like fear agression to me and thats harder to get over, i started to take lola to the dog park and found that if i paly with her there she forgets she is affraid of other dogs and new people and has fun. but its going to ake along time to undo her fear.
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