she has showen her teeth at our border collie who is the same age, and doesnt want to play with toys like a normal puppy. she also doesnt want to walk. she crawles. it is very hard to get her outside, then inside from out. she also is a submissive wetter. how do i get her to be a normal puppy?
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First here is a link to aussie rescue. Any volunteer in the area would be more than happy to help you with any breed questions:
http://aussierescue.org/
here are a few links to help you. Just search "undersocialized puppy". You know your dog best, so just like anything else, pick and choose what you know will work best for you and your dog.
http://www.veterinarypartner.com/content...
http://www.bcrescue.org/socializing.html...
my very best advice? Get her to a puppy class as soon as possible! Obedience will help her gain confidence and the play time will allow for her to learn to play with many dogs of different personalities!
Congrats on your new pup, give her a bit of time to adjust, but be careful not to "comfort" her when she is being shy. She will take it as reinforcement and then you know what happens next... it just gets worse! Also, is she showing teeth as aggression or is it a submissive "smile" and licking? There is a big difference!
http://www.pawsacrossamerica.com/interpr...
also, is she crated? She might like a crate to run to when she is feeling the need to decompress, etc. I find it helps..
i say just pick her up and take her outside and just let her sniff around and get used to things...if she doesnt begin to socailize...take her to the vet.
It's just going to take time. Give her lots of love and attention. My dog isn't interested toys either so not all dogs do. It took me 2 years to get my dog to not go to the bathroom inside the house because when I got her at 7 months old she had no training at all.
Lots and lots of love. She needs to learn to trust. With treats and a lot of love, patients and understanding and she will eventually come around. Don't ever yell at her. She will not understand what she did wrong. If you have an old T-shirt, you might want to wear it for a day and leave it with her when you are not around so that she has your scent near her.
This is a really tough one as it sounds like your poor little puppy needs a lot of work!! I'd get her into a training class because she needs training and socialization, and the socializing will go better with a pro there to aid you. Do all you can do now, because it will be harder later. If her shots aren't done, get them done, and start taking her to dog parks, and anywhere that she can socialize and learn to be a normal puppy. The submissive wetting should resolve itself as her self esteem goes up, and learning to be around other dogs should help. Just don't freak out when she does it, instead reassure her and it will lessen and hopefully go away. Not wanting to play with toys may not be a big deal because there are a lot of dogs that don't really appreciate toys. I would just work on socializing her and getting her used to outdoors and other dogs. She may have had a traumatic incident outside or with another dog prior to you getting her that may have affected her. Just keep at it. Maybe even invite all your friends with friendly dogs to come over to your house and see if she does well with them inside. If so, you know it's and OUTSIDE thing and you can work further on that. IF she reacts weird to the other dogs inside as well, then it's a dog thing and socializong is the answer. She may never LOVE other dogs, but you can get her to at least appreciate other dogs. She just needs her poor little self esteem raised when she is outside and feels vulnerable and you can do it!
it worries me that she crawls.. you may want to take her to the vet.
showing teeth, and submissive wetter isn't unusual for a puppy, yours has more because it's not used to people. same for the toys, she may be too scared and nervous to play.
well there are many things you need to do. she will probably never be a "normal" puppy. she just needs some time to get used to her new home, and probably should not have any other dogs around until she gets used to humans. at first, you should just leave her alone so she can crawl out from her best hiding place and start sniffing around everywhere. maybe you could leave her alone for long periods of time by herself and then she would start exploring on her own, since that's what she must be used to doing. then if you have your other dog in another place you can take her around the house with you. and if she crawls, you need to get down there and crawl with her so she can see that you're not a threat and that you really want to be with her. if you just stand there and tower over her she will think that she is doing what you want her to do and this will continue for a long time. about the wetting, until you show her that you're her friend and that you won't do anything, without your other dog pestering her to play, she will contunue to do it.
I have owned many breeds of dogs.I have have had two in particular that were shy and have found out that the more experiences they have when they are young the better
Take the animal everywhere you can and see and live everything it can. This may help to break him or out . Tit may happen with age also. Good luck Aussies are great dogs.
It sounds like she was abused. That is not a normal puppy's (let alone a high spirited Aussie's) behavior. I would recommend going to a trainer who is against hitting dogs. At this point, making her more submissive is not going to help anything. Then introduce her to lots of people. Aussies need socialization, and she REALLY does!
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