accquainting a older dog to new family
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| I would recommend getting her enrolled in a positive reinforcement training program. This will be good for her socialization skills - but also allow her to gain some confidence (which is probably part of the problem). Involve your family in training her. You should get the book The Dog Listener: Learn How to Communicate with Your Dog for Willing Cooperation, by Jan Fennell - it has some really good information that I think would help in this case. The other book is "Second Hand Dog" - which is really helpful in understanding dog's with unknown histories/pasts.
Where did you adopt her from? Best of Luck! |
| I definitely agree with getting her some training. You may want to see if you can get a trainer to come to your house to see how the dog interacts with the rest of the family and provide appropriate training for the whole family.
The placement director at New England Old English Sheepdog Rescue grannie.annie@neoesr.org might be able to refer you to some competent trainers in your area. Good luck. Jennifer [/code] |
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