Scares dogs

[nanci27]

Lola is now 18 weeks and she scares evry dog we see, she puts all her paws all over theyre faces and just climbs all over them, except when they are alot bigger than her she will let them do the talking, My sister in-law has a cross who is five, a did her normal thing and macy(the other dog) would growl and whine and her hackels would go up, not matter how many times macy growls a does not take the hint will she ever get along with a dog or will she be like this forever?

I really need some advice any help will be great!

 

[mikeward-tbr]

Just a puppy

Just a thought here. She is still a puppy, they are high energy. Just work on training. It will take a lot of work. Depending on the dogs age when you got her, this will be more difficult. How old was she when you got her? If she was pulled from the mother before 8-10 weeks, then you will have more difficulty, the time from 4-10 weeks is critical for the mother to teach the pups correct behavior. I would find a good puppy kindergaten to take her to. Good Luck!!

 

[nanci27]

We got her at 8 weeks, do I not let her near dogs i keep her on a leash and to stop her from crushing them, also she is in a puppy class but the dogs are all quite small and she is too big and too wild to play how can i get her used to play with dogs if shes scares them and the owners.

 

[Jan]

I would try and find some older puppies for her to play with. They would be more inclined to put her in her place. Hopefully she will learn to play nice.

 

[Indy B's Mom]

We have this problem with Ty. He had parvo at 10 weeks old, so he had to be isolated from other dogs for 8 weeks after that. He lost out on some good puppy socialization. His trainer/behaviorist told me to let him play with another dog, when he starts annoying the other dog, then take him aside and put him in a sit/stay for a minute, until he calms a bit. Keep doing this until he gets the idea that he has to calm down some and be respectful of others dogs "space". Another suggestion she had was to let him play with a friend or family member's adult female. She said that most adult females do not have a hard time putting an obnoxious puppy in his place. Ty usually ends up getting growled at by every dog he meets, because he instantly jumps on them or boxes them-doesn't even give the other dog a minute to sniff him and get to know him. He is such a lovebug, though and gets so excited to play with other pups! Good luck with your baby.

 

[nanci27]

I have tried the calm down technique and it didnt work at all, I know its early days but i am worried she will never be able to socialize, I have a westie who now lives with my mum she is 12 but is a pup at heart, she has never growled or been horrible and loves a sniff and a lick. I was planning on going down at christmas do you think they should be ok they both dont have any boundry problems, also my westie lived with a boxer previously a pup who wasnt quite as mad do you think it might help

 

[mikeward-tbr]

Just keep working the program

Keep training, and working with her. Training and socializing is the key.

 

[nanci27]

The problem I have is that she paws dogs faces and jumps all over them, the dog owners just pull they're dogs away she just loves to see them but why the climbing and pawing, I dont want her to be like this forever, I want her to be able to play nice

 

[jmhocke]

I second the older female approach

Our boy Judah was 8 weeks when we got him, and all he wanted to do was box every dog in the neighborhood. We decided to take him to our friends' house, since they have Moby, a 2 yr old female Weimerauner (aka the only type of dog I have seen with as much enthusiasm/playfulness as a boxer). Well after about two hundred laps around the fenced in yard Judah just wouldn't quit boxing so Moby put Judah in his place by boxing him back (lovingly). It took a while, but Judah got the hint (with some added guidance from my wife and I). After some repeated visits they are the best of friends, and Judah's manners have improved immensely with other dogs since they started hanging out (though he will still occassionally try to start a friendly bout). So if you can find an older, high energy, friendly female for your pup to play with I think you will find it works well.

 

[CharlyFarly]

Since it's natural for Boxer's to 'box' it's hard to break them of what's natural for them but indeed I've also had a hard time with other dog owners (not boxers) understanding that Charlie is doing what is natural for him. Our puppy-k class was mostly small dogs and the trainer had us step on the leash so that Charlie couldn't quite reach the other dogs (he couldn't jump or reach them with the dreaded paws . If they wanted to approach they could and if Charlie scared them with his paws they could get away. It really worked out because Charlie learned that in order to ensure that the dogs would play with him - he would have to play 'little'. He loves it - and actually they really love to play with him too...now.

At the park, I just keep Charlie on a short lead until the other dog is comfortable and then usually they are all for the play. It's just a problem if it happens to fast.

Best of luck!