Seek Advice on the temperament of 3 month GSD puppy - Page 2

Hundmutter; You really did say it all, but people hear and ''do'' differently. OP watch for avoidance changing to aggression behavior if not dealt with young [ now] . ceasar M is working on his third million, handling this situation in every broadcast!

Almost every dog goes trough a fear period or uncertainty period while growing up.

Here is a link to Michael Ellis class on fear period in young dogs, for some insight.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOuwZcqnwcs

This the first of three classes by Ellis.

You don't need to Over Think every situation...Dogs think very simply...They think in Black and White...
Keep things very simple...What I'm meaning is try not to think in complicated terms...For instance: What is important here is to make your puppy comfortable and gain confidence...You do this by "Socialization"..."Socialization" means to introduce him to new things...I think of a puppy as an empty "CD"...It's your job to put new things on it...
With new puppies I will take him to different places such as shopping centers...Walk him around...On Leash...Walk him around cars in the parking lots...(not moving cars...but parked ones)...Walk him on the sidewalks up by the stores...It doesn't mean that new people have to put their hands on my puppy but just to see and be around them...If he accepts it and someone wants to pet him then it's up to you to decide if it's a good idea...
All of this shouldn't take too long...I mean you don't have to walk for 30 min to an hour...All you need to do is walk around for 10 to 15 minutes...If you do this once or twice a week...Your puppy will really grow....
Don't force anything and Don't react to things...Your puppy will watch you and how you react to everything...So keep calm and be patient...
Let us know how things are progressing and if you have any questions this is a good place for help...

~Bob~

There is always a wealth of information available on this forum, it has also helped me in the past. Suggestions received from Hunmutter, susie, gsdstudent, Bob are excellent, and I will be surely making use of them. Allan thanks for sharing that excellent link on Dog Fear by Ellis, it is going to be like a roadmap for training my pup.
I thank all you guys for boosting my confidence. You all are doing a great job by helping a newbie like me. I am grateful to each of you for your time and help. I will keep on updating the progress of my puppy and get back to you time to time when I need further help.
SS

Something to always remember:

THERE IS NO PERFECT DOG...Every dog has to be trained...Some are more natural then others at certain things...but all in all...They all have to be Trained...

~Bob~

truth herts allways

Sounds like you live in a rural area as do I and I try not to walk my pups on my road as it is quite narrow and many people drive far too fast and it is frightening for a young puppy to have a car race past especially at such a young age. I always take mine into town then they become used to cars from a distance or parked.

Thanks dogshome9 for suggestion, Euro has surely improved with vehicles around, he is more confident now thanks to the suggestions of several members of this forum, I have been following their advice. No, I don't stay in a rural area but I stay in a city Lucknow which is in the northern part of India and cows on the road is still very common in India.