Does anyone knows how to solve timidity and nervousness in dogs? Cos i have one and i am running out of ideas in how to help my dearest daughter. I found my doggy when she was about a month old. When i found her, her eyes was swollen. So i took her home and took care of it. In August this year, i took her to dogathon and notice she is not sociable and is afraid of other dogs and humans. So i took her for obedience and agility lessons as well. But till now she is still very afraid of people and other dogs. Though she is progressing well and kind of need a long time, i hope that i can do more for her. If you guys here has any ideas on how to help my dear doggy, please share with me. Thanks
u r already doing well in the way bringing ur doggy to doggy classes..tis way make her more contacting to other ppl and dogs....do u walk ur dog? this is a good way too....so she can see more outside of ur house and come contact to more of those nature living out there....how do u house ur doggy? i heard that there's a suggestion is that, never lock ur doggy in a house behind solid doors....leave her behind doors that can see the world outside...let her see what is happening around her...just few suggestions la...by the way how old is ur doggy? still a puppy? if yes, she still needs more time to learn to socialize..
"don't be angry at me for long & don't lock me up as punishment. you have your work, your entertainment and your friends. I only have U"---from a doggie's voice
go out more to socialize, expose ur doggie to loud noises, speedin cars, noisy mat rempits, pretty soon he'l get the hang outta it, another things is try not to yell or shout at him ya
give him a space to boost his confidence, play a special game with a special toy with him, lotsa praises & kisses should do the trick
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my dog is currently 17 months old, i put her in the porch area which she can see the world. Also as for socializing, i will try my best to bring her out to any dog events around. I also bring her for walks as well. Despite all this, she is still afraid of being touch by people and even dogs.
meanin uve been with her for 16 mths??? i guess when u found her last time, she was in a shock, trauma, maybe got abuse or accident??? therefore she's probably bein timid & nervous cuz of her puphood. u didnt notice this in her for these 16mths???
"don't be angry at me for long & don't lock me up as punishment. you have your work, your entertainment and your friends. I only have U"---from a doggie's voice
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din really notice any problems earlier on till the time i went to dogathon. Also was not so educated about dogs and their problems then. I only know some basic caring for the dogs only. Now am a little more knowledgeble about dogs but still cant figure out how to tackle my dog's problem. And yeah, when i found my dog her one eye was swollen and she fell into the drain. me and my girlfriend pick her up and brought her home.
oh...then maybe try to bring her wherever u go lor...let her see more of ur friends....and join more dogs event lo..maybe really the thing that make her scared like this is the incident b4 u rescued her from the drain lo....
"don't be angry at me for long & don't lock me up as punishment. you have your work, your entertainment and your friends. I only have U"---from a doggie's voice
I think you are doing a great job with yr dog, bringing her out to socialize and training. Some dogs do not like to be touch very much while some wants to be pet all the time. Since you had her since she was 1 month old, it is unlikely that she is mistreated or abused. Some dogs are a bit more " worried" and thus bringing them to unfamiliar enviroment adds to their fear. They become suspicious of new ppl. Expose her to new situations slowly, never go beyond what she can cope. If you force it on her or you get work up while handling the situation, she is likely to get worse. Dogs watches your body language and mostly the tone of your voice. Learn to watch your dog's body language as well...whether she is enjoying herself or she is frighten. Points to watch... her ears and her tail carriage. Find out what scares her most... strangers, other dogs or new surrounding. Deal with the issue one at a time. Expose her slowly to what frighten her most and until she is cmfortable with the issue only move to the next. Dont overwhelm her with all fears at one go. Timid dogs take a longer while to settle down. But remember it can be done. Give her time. Be calm and dont rush her.
thanks mbless, actually she has shown a lot of improvement since the first time i brought her out. But just that, i hope to do more for her and make her a happier dog which trust humans as well as her canine friend. Just yesterday, she showed further progress by letting herself being pet by a friend of mine without showing any signs of fear. Hope that the day she craves for everyone's petting and touching would be near. Another good news is, she is begining to get along well with my newly adopted poodle. keke...so happy
Tats great... take it one day at a time. Nervous dog is much easier to help than aggressive ones. Good to hear that she gets along well with your new dog. All the best.
well its actually i good sign that she can get along with ur other doggie, +points for her then, jz socialize her more, wat mbless suggest is very true, keep a lookout for her body languages, she'l tell u how she feels better if ur eyein her body language.
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Yesterday, something bad happened. My first dog, Crumbs accidentally bit Casper my newly adopted poodle near the eyes. Luckyily no permanent damage was done. this happened because Casper tried to take a bone out of Crumbs mouth resulting Crumbs being protective hence being aggresive. This may also be cause by the fear inside Crumbs which lead her to snap Casper. Well for most of the things, i can handle quite well, but i have no idea how to make my two dogs share their things with each other because i see that both of them are quite protective of their things especially Crumbs aka the nervous one. So guys please give me suggestion on how to solve this problem. Thanks in advance
errrr...i think it's their nature to be protective over their stuff....but if they fight, throw things at them n scold them...if they go near each other n b kind, praise them...
well...even my doggies will fight when it comes to food n sometimes toys...so what i did is, whenever one dog comes near to the other n there are signs of anger etc, i will try to calm them down...so although they kinda 'beh shiok' but will still look at me n don really dare to start a fight...n there are many times that instead of fight to get the stuff they wan, they will use trick to fool the other....gehehehehehehehehe...
good to hear that casper is okay...if u know they hv a tendency to fight esp now that they are still quite new to each other..monitor them closely when one of them has food or toy with them,.....
if one show signs of anger, try to calm him down or call his name in a firm voice so that he'l know that u'l b displeased if they fight...but the best is, if u give food to one dog, give to the other too...
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i think is quite common for dog to get timid and nervous when meeting with others dog for the first time. you will see your furkid's mouth - full of saliva foaming there... this is a sign of stress.
what you can do is bring the dog out often to socialize (as many forumer said). after few round, it will be alright alright.
same like my dog. when going for dogathon early this year, so afraid and foaming. after a few round, is alright already... since after i bought another dog, now he more brave and aggresive.
Yesterday, something bad happened. My first dog, Crumbs accidentally bit Casper my newly adopted poodle near the eyes. Luckyily no permanent damage was done. this happened because Casper tried to take a bone out of Crumbs mouth resulting Crumbs being protective hence being aggresive. This may also be cause by the fear inside Crumbs which lead her to snap Casper. Well for most of the things, i can handle quite well, but i have no idea how to make my two dogs share their things with each other because i see that both of them are quite protective of their things especially Crumbs aka the nervous one. So guys please give me suggestion on how to solve this problem. Thanks in advance
u can train em to share their toys. use toys that are exclusive (meanin u keep em after playin time) from thr u can train sharin, well...for food sharin haha not many doggies can tolerate that
thanks for your advice. But for Crumbs case, it is not that easy. As i have mentioned i do bring her out a lot, but she just can't accept other dogs or jz relax when people wanted to touch her or other dogs want to play with her. I have observe her for quite a long time and every time during our weekly social gathering, while other dogs will be playing and running around, she will just stay outside of the circle. She will wander and sit beside me. Though she has improve much but it still takes quite a long time. but glad to say, despite yesterday's accidental nipping of Casper, she is quite happy to have Casper around as play mate. Now the two of them goes around trying to hump each other. Though this is not very healthy, but for the mean time i will just let them be cos i do not want to go correcting Crumbs too much cos i scared if i do that i will confuse her.
Socialising your dog is the way to go but at the same time, do not pet her or reassure her when she is scared of something. That includes loud noises, other dogs etc. Just be calm yourself and nudge her to walk on. If you pet her, in her doggie mind it means that you are rewarding her for her timid behaviour when she cowers and will continue to do it. Good luck all the best and keep us updated. potter