NERVOUS BITCH

[tyson 1]

Hi everyone

 

i bought a new bitch 2week ago , and she is just over 11months old , shes a well bred little thing , very strong built for her size, the thing is when i collected her , the lad that bred kept her all this time and didnt even give the bitch a name??? so when i got her home i expected her to be a bit shy at first but the poor thing is actually really scared of everything even when shes getting fed , she jumps at the slightest noise and that goes for everything , im not sure if the lad has given her a beating or not or if shes just like this , but its strange that she is just so paranoid for a bitch that age , ive had her 2 weeks now and she hasent improved at all! will she always be like this or is she young enough to break this nervousness

[Guest SJM]

Theres a period of crucial socialisation which if puppies miss out on it, they will never be 100% confident as adults, Im sorry to say The bitch is young enough that you can try your best, and you might be able to improve her confidence with time and huge helpings of patience, but its a long uphill battle.

 

A lot of folk think its perfectly Ok to leave a dog in a kennel until its a year old and then take it out and it will automatically know what to do, and that it will somehow be a world beater I think thats why theres so many young dogs doing the rounds, because these folk are too lazy to put the time into their pups

 

Interesting article on early puppy socialisation, worth a read if you have a spare half hour

 

http://www.apbc.org.uk/article5.htm (part one)

 

http://www.apbc.org.uk/article6.htm (part two)

 

edited to add if that lad didnt even take the time to give the pup a name that says it all

Edited June 23, 2007 by SJM

[tyson 1]

thanks SJM i will have a peek, but this is something i already know , you know i bought it because i saw the sister run n she is a little star! so i took a chance , i know she aint spoiled cos she only saw 2 rabbits with him but he told me he was holding her back til 14months old??? i mean i think she been kennel bound and hasnt had any affection or interaction with him i dont know what drugs the guy has been on

[ferret15 0]

Hi everyone

 

i bought a new bitch 2week ago , and she is just over 11months old , shes a well bred little thing , very strong built for her size, the thing is when i collected her , the lad that bred kept her all this time and didnt even give the bitch a name??? so when i got her home i expected her to be a bit shy at first but the poor thing is actually really scared of everything even when shes getting fed , she jumps at the slightest noise and that goes for everything , im not sure if the lad has given her a beating or not or if shes just like this , but its strange that she is just so paranoid for a bitch that age , ive had her 2 weeks now and she hasent improved at all! will she always be like this or is she young enough to break this nervousness

 

 

are you keeping her in the house if you are give her some where quiet somwhere no one will bother her and let her come to you.she should start to improve use tidbits as a reward when she approches you it sounds like she has had a kicking i have a dog that was like that she had been raped not saying thats what happend to her but shes nervous for a reason give her time if she wasnt kept in side before it is all alien to her and will need time to get used to her suroundings if she was kept in a small space she could be a little affraid of large spaces if she flinches or backs away when you aproch her keep your hands by your sides and dont stare at her eyes get down on your knees so your not sooooo big take things twice as slowly as with any normal dog you will get there in the end she may be scared of strangers as mine is but thats not always a bad thing less chance of her being stolen

[Guest SJM]

Well done to you for giving the bitch a chance, I wouldnt have the patience myself. I hope she comes good for you, only time will tell, its a shame that shes been deprived of human contact as it will be hard to develop a bond with her. Sometimes the best thing you can do is just sit in the kennel with the dog, stroking it gently if it will allow, or stroking it while you hand feed it, this can build up trust in a nervous dog.

 

i have a dog that was like that she had been raped

 

Am I reading this right? and do you mean raped as in by a human?

[tyson 1]

ferret15 i keep her in the dog run with the pups i have , its a 10x8 half kennel half run , shes fine with other dogs , just human contact , shes just so flinchy , i dont usually go for dogs like this , cos they can be a nightmare , especially trying to get em back on the lead but i wasnt to know she was so bad, id usually find a nice home for her but , i think im giving her a chance i mean ive had her 2 weeks why get rid now , no point so we shall see what hapens , i will repost in 2 more weeks if i get any progress

[ferret15 0]

ferret15 i keep her in the dog run with the pups i have , its a 10x8 half kennel half run , shes fine with other dogs , just human contact , shes just so flinchy , i dont usually go for dogs like this , cos they can be a nightmare , especially trying to get em back on the lead but i wasnt to know she was so bad, id usually find a nice home for her but , i think im giving her a chance i mean ive had her 2 weeks why get rid now , no point so we shall see what hapens , i will repost in 2 more weeks if i get any progress

 

in that case i would bring her in to the house for a while each day with another dog so she can learn from the other dog im glad you will give her a chance she will come good we couldnt even raise our voices witout our dog pissing its self she now works with the rest and wouldnt know any diffrent

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

Am I reading this right? and do you mean raped as in by a human?

 

 

SJM; I've been round the block a bit love. I'd personally have no trouble accepting that notion what so ever. The catalogue of abuses man can, will and has inflicted on Dogs is unimaginable

 

 

Tyson; All Dogs are differant mate, just as are people. But most respond, in some part or degree, to basic love and kindness from an individual. But the one on one quality of that attention is the important thing.

 

Ye need to make yeself the centre of that little Dogs universe, mate. And she'll become yours. To start with then, get her out of that kennel. In there she's able to grow apart from ye already. She'll build what little confidence she can muster around that enviroment. Then you'll come looming into her new little world and unbalance everything again, see?

 

We had a nervous bitch down the kennels when I was a kid. I've never forgotten her. My Dad said to be gentle with her and his own sympathy for her was as obvious as it was touching. But open that door and she'd be shaking like a leaf and pissing all over the place as ye slipped a collar on her. She was a true, lifestyle working Dog and so that was her lot. To do as she was bid, in mortal dread and fear. We had so little choice in her treatment. You have All the choice.

 

Got one here now. Had her a few years now. She'd been abused till it broke her mind. But they trusted me with her and she somehow recognised that I was good. I've made it my lifes work ever since to put her considerations first in everything and protect her. She's now long since become the happiest and most loving little Dog I've ever had. But only around me, mind. Because I'm the centre of her universe. And she mine. Kennel? She slept in my arms that first night and has done every night since. I've simply never let her down, see? I'll never break our bond like that.

 

So, yes, it's a job ye have on there mate. But work at it and the rewards are better than all the other stuff and nonsense of life, I assure ye

[Guest bullterrier]

well said ds

[ferret15 0]

 

Am I reading this right? and do you mean raped as in by a human?

 

 

SJM; I've been round the block a bit love. I'd personally have no trouble accepting that notion what so ever. The catalogue of abuses man can, will and has inflicted on Dogs is unimaginable

 

 

Tyson; All Dogs are differant mate, just as are people. But most respond, in some part or degree, to basic love and kindness from an individual. But the one on one quality of that attention is the important thing.

 

Ye need to make yeself the centre of that little Dogs universe, mate. And she'll become yours. To start with then, get her out of that kennel. In there she's able to grow apart from ye already. She'll build what little confidence she can muster around that enviroment. Then you'll come looming into her new little world and unbalance everything again, see?

 

We had a nervous bitch down the kennels when I was a kid. I've never forgotten her. My Dad said to be gentle with her and his own sympathy for her was as obvious as it was touching. But open that door and she'd be shaking like a leaf and pissing all over the place as ye slipped a collar on her. She was a true, lifestyle working Dog and so that was her lot. To do as she was bid, in mortal dread and fear. We had so little choice in her treatment. You have All the choice.

 

Got one here now. Had her a few years now. She'd been abused till it broke her mind. But they trusted me with her and she somehow recognised that I was good. I've made it my lifes work ever since to put her considerations first in everything and protect her. She's now long since become the happiest and most loving little Dog I've ever had. But only around me, mind. Because I'm the centre of her universe. And she mine. Kennel? She slept in my arms that first night and has done every night since. I've simply never let her down, see? I'll never break our bond like that.

 

So, yes, it's a job ye have on there mate. But work at it and the rewards are better than all the other stuff and nonsense of life, I assure ye

 

 

thats my point excatly give any dog enough love and it will come right for you and then you will have the best dog you ever had mine is now so close to me im sure she would give her life to protect me and yes she was raped by a human if you can call him that i perfer to call him a f*****g c**t