young lurcher to timid

[mrbrown78 0]

Hi there im new to this game and have a lurcher bitch 12month. Ive had her since she was 2 month and shes realy timid around other dogs and people. Shes been easy to train recieving, jumping, cattle ect.... I would like to start working her but want to know if it is nesesery to break her temper, and if so how to do this. (lurcher over lurcher)

[Romany 1,065]

Your dogs timidness could be through poor socialising, which has always happened a lot for some reason in lurcherdom..grown men playing with puppies, tut tut, shouldnt hear of such a thing. But, in reality, there is a critical time for proper socialising for a dog, to establish a lasting relationship with their owner (man) their environment other dogs etc..from birth to 4 weeks its been the bitches job with the pups, from 4 weeks all pups will be showing signes of socialising, they will wag their tails when you go near them, they will bark at you when you approach, this is where we capitalise in on it.

During this window the pup should mix with other dogs, exposure to as many enviroments as possible, walks, the shopping centre, streets, let the kids pull the pup to pieces, its great for the dogs, and the kids.

Correct socialising will give us the foundation of the dog we want.. without it, and left to their own devices the animal could be reared into a timid wreck, a social misfit.

It will take you a lot of time, and patience now to correct it.

It may not be poor socialising that has caused the problem of your dog, no one will be able to say for definate, certain breeds are more easily socialised than others..it could be something in the dogs breeding that is showing. But its not always the dogs or owners fault.

Breeders have a responisiblity too, a good dog breeder recognises that we have much more control over what we breed, more than just size, shape..temperamant is so important, and is so often neglected as a useful trait to maintain..Thats why we find better lines in the same breed, where the breeding plans of some incorperate more that just having a dog that is following the lastest show trend.

 

I hope you get some good advice on how to correct the dogs short coming, I have just given a quick insight to how it may have happened, and how to maybe avoid it in the future with a new pup..

 

Be very carefull in trying to break a dogs temper, it will back fire on you,

Edited January 6, 2011 by Romany

[mrbrown78 0]

Your dogs timidness could be through poor socialising, which has always happened a lot for some reason in lurcherdom..grown men playing with puppies, tut tut, shouldnt hear of such a thing. But, in reality, there is a critical time for proper socialising for a dog, to establish a lasting relationship with their owner (man) their environment other dogs etc..from birth to 4 weeks its been the bitches job with the pups, from 4 weeks all pups will be showing signes of socialising, they will wag their tails when you go near them, they will bark at you when you approach, this is where we capitalise in on it.

During this window the pup should mix with other dogs, exposure to as many enviroments as possible, walks, the shopping centre, streets, let the kids pull the pup to pieces, its great for the dogs, and the kids.

Correct socialising will give us the foundation of the dog we want.. without it, and left to their own devices the animal could be reared into a timid wreck, a social misfit.

It will take you a lot of time, and patience now to correct it.

It may not be poor socialising that has caused the problem of your dog, no one will be able to say for definate, certain breeds are more easily socialised than others..it could be something in the dogs breeding that is showing. But its not always the dogs or owners fault.

Breeders have a responisiblity too, a good dog breeder recognises that we have much more control over what we breed, more than just size, shape..temperamant is so important, and is so often neglected as a useful trait to maintain..Thats why we find better lines in the same breed, where the breeding plans of some incorperate more that just having a dog that is following the lastest show trend.

 

I hope you get some good advice on how to correct the dogs short coming, I have just given a quick insight to how it may have happened, and how to maybe avoid it in the future with a new pup..

 

Be very carefull in trying to break a dogs temper, it will back fire on you,

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers [bANNED TEXT], thing is when i got her she was last in litter and this was because the guy i got her of took her back of another guy as he heard she had been mistreated, i think this could be the route of the problem.

[Dan Edwards 1,134]

Some are born shy and some aint. Either way in my opinion it aint worth f****n with.

[skycat 6,174]

What exactly do you mean by 'break her temper'? Sounds very dodgy: has the dog got a bad temper,as in does it bite you? But you say it is timid. So is it being 'bad tempered' through fear? I think that you should get someone who understands dogs to have a look at her, but IMO, if you don't know what you are doing with a dog, psychologically speaking, then it would be wiser to rehome the dog to a knowledgable pet home (through Lurcherlink maybe)and start again with a pup which is a clean slate. Dog training is easy when you've been doing it for years and years and want to learn, but can be a minefield for the beginner.

 

And hook up with someone who can help you understand the dog, (if you decide to keep on with this one) or if you get a new pup. Where do you live?

[Romany 1,065]

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Edited January 6, 2011 by Romany

[Casso 1,264]

Hi there im new to this game and have a lurcher bitch 12month. Ive had her since she was 2 month and shes realy timid around other dogs and people. Shes been easy to train recieving, jumping, cattle ect.... I would like to start working her but want to know if it is nesesery to break her temper, and if so how to do this. (lurcher over lurcher)

 

Some wise words already spoken on this thread,,her temper as you call it, is she way of defending herself, if the bitch lacks confidence she will appear to see danger everywhere and that includes strange canines,

as already mentioned some breeding lines of dog include a nervous gene, but unless the dog is a complete basket case you can help her by building on her confidence bit by bit,

if you are her master most likely you have installed a certain amount of tension in your relationship with her,,Start there , play with her , get 2 tennis balls , get her drive worked up, throw one and leg it, the other way, the thing is , dont take the ball off her, let her drop it and throw the other one, this way she wont get defensive about giving up things in her mouth,,

The point of all this is, that a dog in drive can deal with any situation , if you can learn to turn on a dogs drive like turning on a tap,,the dog will grow in confidence,confidence is to be found in any high drive dog who is allowed to express it,, over time will not be so hung up on trival things ,,,but then again you need to know what your doing , so im wondering if there was any point putting any of this down ,best of luck,,

[suffolkpoacher 219]

my dog is around 16 month and not shy round people but if another dog snaps he is timid,but has done his first few charlie retrives well ,so its not teeth he is scared of but its better than snapping at every dog he comes across,he was very well socalised as pup round lots of dogs,