My bull cross

[Guest barn]

hi

a bit advice please

i have 1/2 cross bull greyhound he is 11months and is a very strong dog

i bought him at about 3 months and found him to be very shy and timid

now he is 12months he still is very timid and a little scared of people around him

i wonder if this would affect him on the field

would he end up being too soft for fox etc

he seems very keen to chase bunnys i have started working him on them will this build his confidence ??

any advice appreciated

 

cheers

[samba 534]

HAD ONE JUST THE SAME MATE TERRIFIED OF OTHER PEOPLE

BUT HE WAS FINE WITH ME AND THE FAMILY HE NEW

DIDNT STOP HIM WORKING WITH ME

BUT SAME AS I SAIDNOT OTHER FOLK

[Guest MOLLY]

Be carefull this fear does not turn into fear based aggression when he fully matures. Millet has a dog like yours, came to him from a bad home and was totally paranoid of everyone around him, has not affected his work or life within the family (lovely dog) but he will not tolerate strangers, people jogging, wearing hats, being aggressive etc etc. You need a firm strong hand to control a dog like this.

Get him properly and gently socialised now before its too late.

MOLL.

[Guest barn]

thanks for that,

 

i have been socialising him with people and dogs he plays fine with other dogs but when someone walks over to them he is the one that crouches down as if he has done something wrong. dont get me wrong when he does something right he is praised and he seems to enjoy a stroke or a pat but as yous both mention he is also different around other people

[Guest 1 man and hiz dog]

I BOUGHT A PUP VERY SIMULAR A WHILE BACK IT WAS SO TIMID IT WOULDNT COME OUT THE SHED BUT SOON GOT USED TO THE SAME PPL ROUND IT STARTED TO TRUST ME.I STARTED TAKIN IT BYE THE SHOPS BIT BYE BIT NOT OVER DOIN IT THEN PROGRESSED TO PLACES LIKE THE TOWN CENTER AND EVEN ON BUSSES LOL,THIS DOG TURNED OUT TO BE THE BEST WORKIN DOG I HAV EVER KENNELD,AND I HAD IT FOR NINE YRS AND TURNED OUT TO BE THE MOST LOYAL,KEEP AT IT WONT HAPPEN OVER NIGHT GOOD LOOK

JON

[hairyface 211]

Be carefull this fear does not turn into fear based aggression when he fully matures. Millet has a dog like yours, came to him from a bad home and was totally paranoid of everyone around him, has not affected his work or life within the family (lovely dog) but he will not tolerate strangers, people jogging, wearing hats, being aggressive etc etc. You need a firm strong hand to control a dog like this.

Get him properly and gently socialised now before its too late.

MOLL.

 

the black dog in the pic i posted last week is exactly the same as molly described, strangers,pushbikes ,strange dogs,joggers freaks him out and he starts nervously growling, if you gently tug on his lead he goes nuts, screaming and trying to slip his lead, when he gets like this you can see in his eyes that he's petrified of me,(got him at 6months and he'd had a bad start in life) when he's at home he's the perfect dog, brill with me and all the family and all the other dogs, even lets the whippet pup eat out of same dish, very soft and gentle,in the field he gives 100% on whatever he's behind...my advise is socialize him at every opportunity with strangers,kids other dogs, and he might get better

[Guest barn]

cheers for the advice guys