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| Hi Jeff!
I'm relatively new at dog "guardianship" but I've been doing a lot of reading via the web, so hopefully I can help a bit...  I have a 10 month old male by the name of Tucker -- he'll be a year old in January too! We've had him for 8 months now.
Exercise: From what I've read, just because a dog is in a yard, doesn't mean she's getting exercise. Maybe you can expand on this? Do you actually see her running around, walking around, etc. I try to walk Tucker twice a day (40 minutes in total), plus he gets play sessions where he's running around the house with someone. We try to get him to the dog park on the week-ends, where he can really run! People in the house: "Socialize, socialize, socialize!" This is something that is said a lot too. The best thing for a puppy is to get them used to dealing with different situations/people. Try to introduce Nanna to different situations/people whenever possible. Don't console her if she's nervous; this will give her the idea that she's doing the right thing by being nervous. Instead give a confident "It's okay" in a "everything's under control" kind of tone. "Nothing to worry about here." Give her LOTS of praise if she approaches someone/shows appropriate behaviour. Nipping: Here are a few links http://www.richmondspca.org/about/nipping.html http://www.stbernardrescue.org/puppyhood/nipping.htm Actually, just go to Google and type in "puppy nipping" and you'll get lots of information on this. Have you been to any kind of obedience class with her? This helps a lot too -- most of the "training" is for the humans! Hope this helps... Suzanne |
| Hi Jeff! I have a OES who is 5 years old. I bought him from a breeder in Alabama when he was almost two months old.
Sam is a very nervous dog. He will hide whenever I have company. He won't come to anyone but me. Actually he won't even come to me when people are over. My friends honestly think he must have been abused at some point. I know this isn't the case becasue I am the only one who has ever owned him. He was around other people from the day I bought him till now. But he still acts shy and nervous around anyone but myself. I hate to hear about your dogs shyness, but at least I am not the only owner of an OES with this problem. |
| We adopted our 2nd sheepie the 1st wk. in December (Buckely). He & Gracie couldn't be more different. He is a 1 yr. old pound puppy who also has some socialization "issues". He plays with everything in his path, FULL of energy, and is generally just a spaz. Gracie, on the other hand, doesn't play with any of her toys (we also spent many $ on toys she only sniffed), sleeps most of the day, and is generally just a rug.
Most of the socialization info. I found included taking baby steps and lots of praise. Buckley still has issues with big guys & other male dogs, but he's getting better. We slowly introduced him to new people (& dogs)- generally 1 at a time. We've kept a mussle on him around other dogs (pet store, park, etc.) just in case. He's still not perfect, but just this little bit of socialization has helped TREMENDOUSLY! I think his age has made it much easier to change bad habits(he's not so "set in his ways") so there is definately hope for your Nanna! I think an obediance class would help him even more...I'm still trying to find a class for older dogs in my area. Don't know if this helps any, just know you don't have the only sheepie in the world who doesn't play w/ toys 
Brent, Cindy, Gracie Monster & Buckley Boo |
| Gracie and family,
It's the same with Nelson, he loves people! In fact I got so scared and angry one time when I took him to the park and let him off his leash he actually ran across the grass into the street (it wasn't busy at all, thankfully) just to play with this poor man walking home. I would have laughed if I hadn't been so scared! Needless to say we keep Nelson on a leash now, although he loves to tug us along to meet the UPS man. But I think what're your doing with Buckley sounds like the right idea, and it's actually what they told us at Nelson's obediance class. To intorduce them properly and get them used to larger and larger crowds, even people of different races may be a problem sometimes, and especially men with deeper voices (or women for that matter). It took Nelson a while to warm up to my dad because of his voice. |
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