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claudia

Fri Apr 16 2010, 10:08PM

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Learning more everyday ...when he is with my spouse he never acts like that ..just when he's with me and my two year old.. my old man seems to think its his protective traits coming out. he doesn't like anyone rushing up to us too close... baby steps working on it but gettin better

megladon

Sun Apr 18 2010, 08:20AM

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First and foremost allow yourself to feel in total control with your dog before venturing out and about with a child alone even if its just to the park.
Your main concern when out with your child is your child and if you feel any slight feeling of fear no matter how small even down to the child falling or if suddenly it runs off slightly ahead ( even if still in sight) your dog will instinctly pick up on that fear.
I believe when you first get a dog whether it be a puppy or slightly older you must give that dog his/her time, spending a great deal of time with no other distractions and get the feel of each other including your expections of that dog.
I have just got one dog from Argentina and because of the rules of Quarantine in this country she was 10 months old on arrival I have spent the last 2 weeks getting to know her slowly introducing her to the other dogs giving her time to adjust to the new enviroment and I am slowly introducing her to friends or visitors. Not because I dont trust her but because I need to really get to know her and finding out any quirks she might of picked up along the way while growing up that for obvious reason I had no control.
Best part of all that is you learn to trust and allow your expections to grow slowly as in the end its to your benefit not just the dogs.
One of my best dogs is a dog I received at 11 months and it took me 4 months to really get to know her.
Good Luck and enjoy

claudia

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its much easier without my son... not a problem. Just thought i was able to focus devote more attention.. could be Im an overbearing fearful and protective mother lol

mck

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I had a female Neo who loved everyone. One day a man came to the house and she went bonkers, growling snarling and generally being incredibly threatening. I knew the guy from years ago and I was shocked at her behavior. But I had never seen her do that to anyone. I didn't scold her....in fact, I stayed by her side and trusted her instincts. They often pick up on things we just aren't aware of. Now puppies are a different story and can be spooked by just seeing something they have never seen before especially if they are going through a fear period. In the case of your pup, however, the novelty is long worn off. I would suggest you stop and have a conversation with some of these people, ask them not to look at the puppy and let the puppy sniff and investigate them without the threat of them making eye contact. Once he has done that and is more comfortable you can praise him then have them squat down and make friends. That may be enough to stop his fear over dark skinned people. You need to nip this in the bud before it becomes an ingrained behavior and much harder to break.

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