Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:40 am Post subject: why does she do this ? help
i carnt understand why ryleigh does this. simple things really spook her ,take this mourning two black labs on my garden (like they always are)
ryleigh spots them she charges down the lounge tail underneath her as if she has had the life took out of her, if you move things in the house or the garden she is the same at first i put this down to being breed outside and pehapes not being handled as much (i don't no ) we had her when she was 10 weeks old she is not a cuddly dog she will cuddle when she scared and she followes you around so she is not on her own, but when she is left she just goes to sleep, she gets on with other dogs and the vet said she was a well socialized dog,i try to ignore this so iam not making a big thing out of it will she be a cuddly dog, and how can i help her to stop being so scared, sorry it is long winded just needed to explain, thanks michelle
I Think it's just a labrador thing although they're not all like it. We had Rufus from a 7 week old pup and gave him loads of early experiences and plenty of socialisation but he still gets spooked sometimes by the oddest things. Hoovers? Curtains? Doors? All can be really scary.
I think you'll just have to try and ignore it and try to build up her confidence by ignoring the silly reactions and praising her when she's brave.
It just makes e love Rufus more tho. He's 18 mths and huge but he can be such a scaredy cat sometimes.
I Think it's just a labrador thing although they're not all like it. We had Rufus from a 7 week old pup and gave him loads of early experiences and plenty of socialisation but he still gets spooked sometimes by the oddest things. Hoovers? Curtains? Doors? All can be really scary.
I think you'll just have to try and ignore it and try to build up her confidence by ignoring the silly reactions and praising her when she's brave.
It just makes e love Rufus more tho. He's 18 mths and huge but he can be such a scaredy cat sometimes.
Yvonne
i no i should not compare but when i had my other dog (RIP) he was so laid back nothing fazed him, she is so different i don't want her to be scared of things, she comes for a cuddle when she is scared but apart from that thats all we get she gives us kisses do you think in time she will be ok. thankyou
Basil was socialised beyone belief, ferries, planes, underground, dogs, cats, sheep hell even bungee jumps as he comes almost everywhere with us.
But the day I put a snowman teddy next to the TV while he was asleep he freaked out at the change. Same, if a wheelie bin appears on a regular walk. A giant balloon at the beach was another. He's just very observant and spots the difference.
Try not to reward, encourage or reassure her for any displays of uncertainty. I usually ignore it completely or go up to the object /situation myself and touch it and then call him over and give a 'touch' command.
Lastly, labs do go through 2 fear stages in theory, one is around 8 months and the second around 18 months.
Oh and cuddles come with time, Basil was never a cuddly puppy either
Basil was socialised beyone belief, ferries, planes, underground, dogs, cats, sheep hell even bungee jumps as he comes almost everywhere with us.
But the day I put a snowman teddy next to the TV while he was asleep he freaked out at the change. Same, if a wheelie bin appears on a regular walk. A giant balloon at the beach was another. He's just very observant and spots the difference.
Try not to reward, encourage or reassure her for any displays of uncertainty. I usually ignore it completely or go up to the object /situation myself and touch it and then call him over and give a 'touch' command.
Lastly, labs do go through 2 fear stages in theory, one is around 8 months and the second around 18 months.
Oh and cuddles come with time, Basil was never a cuddly puppy either
thankyou so much i just wondered if it was something we were doing. same here with wheelie bins pick up trucks she didn't like the santa i try to ignore her, she really is so different
Just try to have a very jolly hockeysticks voice in these situations.
It doesn't really matter what you say , you just need to ignore her behaviour and be all upbeat so she senses the scary bin is now something exciting.
For example Basil once decided statues of people were a big problem, yet we'd walked past them day in day out.
So as Basil is ducking and dodging with his neck out and tail under staring at Mary outside a church I'm all like 'ooh look Basil, clever boy for spotting Mary' touch her and then say Basil touch and he gets a treat for following the command.
For Basil once he'd touched something he was fine with it and got all waggy and silly.
It was always odd things too, that seemed normal to me but really bizarre things like those people in a chinese dragon costume dancing away he couldn't care less.
Dont worry they're not like this forever. I'm sure perception and awareness of surroundings is actually a sign of a dogs intelligence
Sarah interesting you say it happens again at 18mths as that is Rufus's age and he does seem to be going through a bad patch at the moment and I was hoping it wouldn't get any worse.
Like Basil Rufus has travelled and we are taking him on the ferry to Ireland this summer. My attitude is he's just got to get on with it. They're very like children in this way. You've got to let them know you sympathise but they've just got to get on with it or little things become big issues.
Rufus is definately getting cuddlier as he gets older.
Just try to have a very jolly hockeysticks voice in these situations.
It doesn't really matter what you say , you just need to ignore her behaviour and be all upbeat so she senses the scary bin is now something exciting.
For example Basil once decided statues of people were a big problem, yet we'd walked past them day in day out.
So as Basil is ducking and dodging with his neck out and tail under staring at Mary outside a church I'm all like 'ooh look Basil, clever boy for spotting Mary' touch her and then say Basil touch and he gets a treat for following the command.
For Basil once he'd touched something he was fine with it and got all waggy and silly.
It was always odd things too, that seemed normal to me but really bizarre things like those people in a chinese dragon costume dancing away he couldn't care less.
Dont worry they're not like this forever. I'm sure perception and awareness of surroundings is actually a sign of a dogs intelligence
My dog and me sound like nutters don't we?
i try to ignore this the first time it happened she was running after my husband and got a plug caught between her legs she wouldn't get off my lap for 20 minutes just never had it before she acts so tuff at times with us, i have just bought her this interactive ball that makes all sorts of weird sounds and she loves it carnt make her out thanks again michelle and i don't think your nutters that makes 2 of us then sorry she is 7 months old
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I think it's just a dog thing. My collie can be nervous of things and while he's got a lot better, he's noise sensitive and does react to things that the other dogs aren't bothered by. I do try to ignore him when I can rather than making a fuss, unless he's likely to hurt himself, in which case I will intervene (like pulling him out of somewhere he's trying to get into and shouldn't).
Got to ask - were there really two black labs on your garden?
I think it's just a dog thing. My collie can be nervous of things and while he's got a lot better, he's noise sensitive and does react to things that the other dogs aren't bothered by. I do try to ignore him when I can rather than making a fuss, unless he's likely to hurt himself, in which case I will intervene (like pulling him out of somewhere he's trying to get into and shouldn't).
Got to ask - were there really two black labs on your garden?
yes most mournings they come and do what there not suppose to do they always leave a package for me, something i would not allow ryleigh to do and the people that own them are trainers, its only because there labs that i don't say anything, he gets really stressed when he carnt get them back
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