Missed Early Socialisation in a German Shepherd
She has become increasingly wary of people either coming to the door or walking past their garden, but this came to a head recently.
She has become increasingly wary of people either coming to the door or walking past their garden, but this came to a head recently.
Why is Beau wary of other dogs, and how can he learn to feel safe in his new world? Whilst on holiday in Corfu, a homeless dog ‘found them’. Beau is a mix including Spaniel, age about 18 months. You can see why they couldn’t resist him! He arrived here Read more
She scares easily – apart from the very times when most other dogs would be frightened. On trains, on the underground and on the busy streets of London she is absolutely fine!
Why can a dog become more nervous even when his new owners are doing everything they can to help him? ‘Wary’ is the word I would use to best describe little two-year-old working Cocker Spaniel, Nico. He has lived with the couple in his new home for three months now. Read more
It they always keep the little boy away from Matty he will never learn that he’s harmless. In the same way that they have patiently socialised Matty by habituating him to real life, traffic, the town and so on, they need to do the same thing with the child. Of course making sure the environment is completely safe for both of them – in the same room but unable to actually make contact.