ziplex Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 (edited) My 2 year old Springer is not good with other dogs unless they are on a lead or I stand chatting with other owners of calm dogs where in time she settles around them. It stems from me getting her at 12 weeks then having to keep her in for a further 10 days before getting her jabs done as she had an slight eye/nasal infection which meant the vets wouldn't administer her jabs until it cleared so she was knocking on 4 months old by then. On getting her out and about pretty much the first dog she came across was a border collie (came out of no where) who decided to chase (aggressively) her for about 600 yards and it seemed to cement her belief that was going to happen with every other mutt! We did try a socialisation class for pups for two visits then older dogs for a third visit when she was a pup but it was hopeless as she literally **** herself on two occasions, it seemed to make the situation worse. I've soldiered on with her and she is slowly getting more confidence but her initial response to other dogs unless on a lead or obviously old is 'run' or at best take a very wide berth Anyone have any advice please? I have tryed to contact 3 or 4 local dog walking/socialisation people but they don't bother to return my calls....possibly after my explaining the problem in brief they feel it's too much effort? Is there anyone on here who perhaps visits Felton Common to walk their mutts, maybe we could meet up? Edit: Low and behold i've had a call back from a really knowledgable sounding lass who talked at length about this and feels she can help so I may well meet up with her sometime in the next few weeks...would appreciate any further info'/advice in the meantime though so please chip in if you feel you might be able to help Edited July 6, 2011 by ziplex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helenthomas Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 Glad to hear someone has got back to you that is able to help. All I could add is to walk with a few known, calm dogs to begin with to build up her confidence. After a bad situation, the more positive ones you can arrange, the better. But let her do it at her own pace, don't force her into a face on situation, no matter how nice the other dog is. Walking alongside another calm, well balanced dog and allowing her to relax is your best bet. Good luck. Helen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadkill Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 is there a local dog training class you can go to ? I take mine to a local one not to learn anything just to get the dog use to the others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 Remember dogs pick up on how you feel, put the past behind you if you expect it you will generally get it good or bad. Not belittling the problem or pretending it doesn't realy exist but this is what you should if you get what i mean on that. Good luck with the class Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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