http://www.pointinggundogs.com/2007/09/outgoing-versus-timid-puppies/ A journal of my experiences in raising and training pointing dogs for hunting upland game and family companionship. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:30:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.pointinggundogs.com/2007/09/outgoing-versus-timid-puppies/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Jon Lee Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:22:21 +0000 http://www.pointinggundogs.com/?p=100#comment-102 Some dogs are just more timid than others. Although, I believe you can work through it to bring your pup out of her shell. The main thing is to make sure you do not reward the unwanted behavior. Cooing or saying "Poor, baby" and petting the dog when she is scared just teaches her that is appropriate/wanted behavior. Try to ignore her when she acts this way by pretending nothing is wrong and going about your business. You will probably need to use a soft-hand with this puppy, my Brittany Annie is the same way. If I raise my voice or swat her on the butt she piddles on the floor. I have to handle her a lot differently than I do my strong-willed shorthairs. I would recommend that you pick up the new book "Be the Pack Leader" by Cesar Millan, as well as watching Cesar's show "Dog Whisperer" on the National Geographic channel. He has some wonderful insights into human behavior and dog psychology. He has a very cool website as well. <a href="http://www.cesarmillaninc.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.cesarmillaninc.com/</a> Some dogs are just more timid than others. Although, I believe you can work through it to bring your pup out of her shell. The main thing is to make sure you do not reward the unwanted behavior. Cooing or saying “Poor, baby” and petting the dog when she is scared just teaches her that is appropriate/wanted behavior. Try to ignore her when she acts this way by pretending nothing is wrong and going about your business. You will probably need to use a soft-hand with this puppy, my Brittany Annie is the same way. If I raise my voice or swat her on the butt she piddles on the floor. I have to handle her a lot differently than I do my strong-willed shorthairs. I would recommend that you pick up the new book “Be the Pack Leader” by Cesar Millan, as well as watching Cesar’s show “Dog Whisperer” on the National Geographic channel. He has some wonderful insights into human behavior and dog psychology. He has a very cool website as well. http://www.cesarmillaninc.com/

]]> http://www.pointinggundogs.com/2007/09/outgoing-versus-timid-puppies/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Rod Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:21:50 +0000 http://www.pointinggundogs.com/?p=100#comment-103 We just got a 3 month old cockapoo who is very timid so much that she will not come to us we have to get here and sometimes she wets when we pick her up, what can we do and will she get over this stage of her life in time. Thank you so much We just got a 3 month old cockapoo who is very timid so much that she will not come to us we have to get here and sometimes she wets when we pick her up, what can we do and will she get over this stage of her life in time.
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