Should I take my puppy to the dog park?
absolutely you should take him to the dog park. don't listen to the people saying "but he'll catch something" or "he'll get hurt". he's a dog and dog's played together for years without dying before we came in and started treating them like they're china dolls. dog parks are incredibly important for socialization, not to mention they get a certain kind of play that you just can't replicate (because you're a human). it's SO good for them and they love it. don't be worried about him getting hurt, dogs play rough and are naturally good at telling each other when the play becomes too much. the more you allow your dog to have these experiences the more he'll perfect these skills go play!
HELP! Im scared of parking lots?
I agree with these people. You can't let fear rule your life. I always worry about everything but I try to convince myself not to. Fear does nothing. Think about it. If you're afraid of something, what good will that do? It just makes you freak out about it for no reason. Say there's a noise in your house, you freak out about it for an hour, then it turns out to be a cat or something. Fear doesn't solve anything and you just have to convince yourself of that. If a car is meant to hit you it will, if it isn't it won't. Also think about it, your accident in November could have been a lot worse. If you were meant to get hit by a car more severely it would have happened then. So just try to remember that fear solves nothing.
Safe to take puppy to the dog park before rabies vaccination?
No, it isn't.
Why is my new puppy scared to go outside?
Depends on the age of the pup. They should not be away from their mother and siblings before 8–12 weeks. Later for giant breed dogs who develop more slowly. Mother dogs are teaching puppies all kinds of things when they are little, not just giving them milk. If the pup came from some puppy mill or bad breeder, it may have NEVER been outside in its life. Build trust with your puppy, and try to avoid picking him or her up. Be very calm, talk in a NORMAL voice, or a low calm one. You have to act and behave as if normal things are normal. “Comforting” tells the pup that something is not normal. Bring in items like grass or leaves or sticks for the puppy to smell. If you have windows that come down to the floor, let the puppy look outside.Be sure you get all 3 sets of puppy booster shots done, so that after 14 weeks or so, you can begin taking the pup to dog parks or daycare, where he or she can watch other dogs and see that they are not scared.
My dog drools at dog parks...?
You are right that it is stress-related. Very common sign. I would just not take her to the dog park. She likes dogs in other settings, so let her play with them in other settings.
My dog is scared of other dogs that are big. He is only 15 pounds now and he's going to be about 25 when he's done growing. What do I do?
Often being on the lead can make your dog more afraid and that can then turn to aggression as he's unable to remove himself from the situation: the flight response is impeded. It's always best to socialise your dog when he's as young as possible, that said, teenage dogs are very impressionable, negative experiences that happen at that age can take longer to undo. Have your dog socialise with neutered dogs, not more than one at a time so he's not overwhelmed, preferably off lead somewhere safe yet not enclosed. Stay calm yourself and almost ignore him. If he tries to hide behind you, you may walk forward and address the other dog yourself, talk to it and allow it to sniff your hand. Then go back to being neutral and ignoring. Try this for short periods, say under ten minutes. Hopefully he'll make some dog friends, and grow in confidence, though it's likely he'll never like all other dogs, nor they him.
How can I raise my puppy to be dog-friendly?
Expose your puppy to as many things as possible. Right now is the perfect time to introduce:Dogs- you can take them to the dog park often (as long as they have vaccines and watch how dogs play before you let the little one in- sometimes puppies cn build phobias from bullies in dog park- my dog scarred a puppy like that once… the puppy came up all friendly and my dog barked to the point that the puppy was forever scared of my dog…Friendly children this one is important… make that friendly and gentle children.Take them to walk in crowded places- you want them to build tolerance to walking within people and not always in a secluded settingCats this is the perfect time to make your dog cat friendly. This is incredibly important and overlooked.Even things that might cause an older dog fear- i.e, skateboards, bikes, vacuums; if you want your dog not to be scared of it, introduce it slowly while they're pups.
When I take my Labrador puppy for a walk, the street dogs bark at him and he gets afraid. He tries to run away. What should I do? Will he grow up to be scared of them?
If possible, don't react to the other dogs barking. If you stop, back away, etc. your dog will follow your reaction and also act hesitant and fearful. Bring small treats with you when you walk. Hold a few in your free hand and, when the strays come, pop a few into your dog's mouth as you walk by. If he's too afraid to eat them, that means he's legitimately afraid. You can lure the strays away by throwing the treats far away behind you as you walk. If they begin following you, don't run or panic. If your dog stops and shuts down (lies/sits down unable to move) you should head back home. Don't carry him or "comfort him" because that will promote the action. Call him to follow you and walk briskly back home. If he doesn't follow, make clicks or kissy noses while backing away with knees bent slightly and patting your leg to have him follow.I'd look for another place to walk if possible because he can become reactive on leash due to fear and stress and it came become "barrier frustration" in the long run. This is when dogs become aggressive toward things they can't reach, such as when a dog is on-leash, behind a fence, etc. and lash out at people/animals as they pass by.DO NOT do what another person said and say, "It's okay" every time he sees them. He doesn't know what that phrase means, only that you say it whenever he's afraid. It will teach him that "It's okay" means that something scary is happening and will cause him to become even more nervous and fearful. Dogs remember events like this by the emotion they're feeling and its trigger. Saying a certain word during this will bring that same feeing back. When a dog is excited or proud, you say, "Good boy!" to reinforce those emotions. The dog doesn't know what "Good boy" means.Hopefully things go okay. If all else fails, you may have to drive to a safe place to walk your dog.
My 8 month old rottweiler is scared of people and other dogs?
so my rottweiler Tyson is 8 months old and when he was 6 months we started taking him to a dog park and hes scared of the other dogs and people is that normal what he does when another dog aproches him is he pees himself and stands still or lays down is this normal and with people he runs or just lays down so they could rub his belly is there somthing wrong here? please help
Is it ok to take my puppy outside when it got the parvo shot?
I am going to go somewhat off track here & recount what happened to my (then) 9 month old pup, Max. In the hope it warns others about Parvovirus .My now 17 month old Amstaf/pit mix was fully vaccinated against Parvo when a young pup, but he still picked up the disease at 9 months.The Vet who had administered the vaccinations was the one I took Max too when he first shown signs that all was not well….lack of appetite, lethargy & excessive drooling, my clueless & criminally incompetent vet, then over a course of 4 days simply continued to jab Max with Antibiotics, Max became increasingly weak & ill, yet the Vet never once bothering to test for Parvo, on the 3rd night I knew there was something gravely wrong, I had experienced Parvo 10 years ago with another dog & knew in my bones he had it.On the night of the 3rd day I did not go to bed but stayed up with Max, gently ‘forcing’ liquids into him, then at 3am in the morning of the 4th day he finally showed the Parvo classic symptoms of bloody diarrhea.So on day four a Sunday, at 7.30am I phone my Vet & tell him Max has Parvo & my vet said, “Stop panicking, it is Sunday bring him in tomorrow”, I become apoplectic, told him he had misdiagnosed Max & demanded that he opened his surgery. I literally shamed him into doing so.Max has now lost 5 kilos (11 pounds) yet the Vet refused to believe it was Parvo & went to jab him with more antibiotics, before he did so I demanded that he write down everything he had given Max over the last 3 days, the Vet was furious, but then told me to buy some anti-diahhrea pills & antibiotics, & to then go home (& I can’t believe this as I write it) force feed Max Yogurt & water.Cut a long story short, I tried forcing the yogurt/water mix into Max & he went ballistic, I then raced him to the Animal Hospital in Conil, where he collapsed within minutes of arrival, I thought he was dying & broke down, within a moment he had a team of young vets around him, was immediately given an intravenous drip & tested for Parvo, & in a mere 5 minutes showed that he had it.When I recounted Max’s history leading up to his admission into the Hospital to the young Vets were appalled, mortified that a long standing & established Vet could not be bothered to test for Parvo, & to then gave such appalling advice regards force feeding him liquids, had I not known what to look out for then Max would have died.