Our new boy, Murphy, isn't the boldest pup we've ever had - but the lad is only just 8 weeks old. OH is slightly concerned that he's wary of strangers, I'm not bothered. He comes round, usually helped by giving the 'strangers' treats to lure him in - works every time! A couple of weeks socialising will sort all that out. Can someone else be reassuring?
Re: Settling a domestic bruce is 8 weeks too, if someone is at the front door and i open it he retreats to further down the hall and then i have to pick him up and introduce him so far he's met our friendly postman who gave him a dog biscuit as he likes to carry them for the friendly dogs on the development and a couple of neighbours
Re: Settling a domestic Harley was a bit shy when we got her, but at 9 months she us far from being shy Socialisation will help a lot, get out and about as much as you can by carrying him until his jabs are finished
Re: Settling a domestic I definitely think you can overcome it but I'd do as Naya says - get out and about and make meeting new people a priority. I wouldn't be worried about it, I'd just take steps to counter it.
Re: Settling a domestic Thank you - maybe the OH will stop fretting now. This is worse than having children - must be an age thing We've had lots of puppies over the years, for some reason, OH fretting over this one seems to have set in. Must try C&T for calm behaviour :
Re: Settling a domestic Congrats on your new pup Murphy is just fine , May be he's not using to seeing people at the breeder . He will come about with age , but just make sure hes socialised with humans and dogs sooner than later ,once he has his vaccines sorted . Cheers Vish
Re: Settling a domestic It won't be long before you are asking 'How can I stop my teenage lab being over-friendly and rushing up to everyone he sees for fuss'!
Re: Settling a domestic Just to reassure you - let him meet lots of nice, gentle people and (once he's had his vaccinations) dogs. Honestly, he'll be fine. All dogs are different - mine was a nervy little puppy, barked a lot at strangers when she was younger, but is very steady now. Remember - the time and effort you put in to building his confidence now, will pay back dividends in the months and years to come. C&T - wonder if that would work on MY OH???
Re: Settling a domestic Why don't we try it and report back on our experiments. I'll C&T for quiet, what's yours? (OH will kill me if she reads this, so if you don't hear from me for a while, send help)
