scared pup - Page 1

hi everyone... well my pup  has been doing alot better with alot of paitence and coaxing.

so yesterday i park a van in the rear yard and he becomes toatly afraid of it took me hoursto convince him that it was ok, this morning he would not come out of his crate and peed in it when i tried to get him out..took him outside so he could go pee and sure enough he was scared to be out there

help

Is this the same pup that peed every time it came out of its crate or went in or ??? Since dogs do not generalize, every situation is a new experience for them, that is why we bring them everywhere and do as much with them as possible when they are young... part of growing up is learning to handle adversity (in all shapes, forms and degrees and at every age).. certainly part of the measure of a dog is its ability to handle adversity and still be able to work..

Did your puppy come from a breeder?? What were its parents like and what kind of exposure did these pups get while with the breeder??? I'm sorry, you are in for a lifetime of this kind of behavior... you must ask yourself if you are up to the challenge this presents..... If you wanted a sport dog, this dog is probably not the one....... if you wanted a dog for titling, showing and breeding, then this is not the one either..... I'm sorry

yes he is from a vey good breeder mother sch3 ...father as well  both in germany

this pup has excellent pedigree so i'am guessing it is  a genetic problem

because i take him everywhere and do my best to show new things

yet if something falls of a counter and lands right beside he does not get scared

so i have know idea what else to do...and until yesterday he has been fine

i'am going to have to call the dog whisperer lol

A good pedigree doesn't guarantee a good puppy or a good dog for that matter.. you would hope that it helps but just doesn't always work that way.. every breeding is a crap shoot.... most of us research and pray and do all we can to make the pups we produce the best they can be....

Did you ever meet the parents?? or at least the mother?? or know the breeder well enough to trust their judgement?

You say he has been better until yesterday.. so where has he been, what has your training/exposure plan been  for him??

Do you have a plan where you have detailed how you will socialize and teach him the world is a good place?? What have you been doing to work on his confidence duringthe time when he was fine and unitl yesterday??

Puppies (especially fearful ones) should be exposed gradually and carefully to all things they may encounter as adults..... does this help you at all.. could it be that yesterday's challenge was just too far ahead and maybe try again with more distance between him and the "Scarey thing"?? It sounds like your plan is to keep this puppy, so you better come up with a way to teach him what he needs to know and how to handle these things

Once again, I sound like a broken record here, do you have Ruff Love by Susan Garrett or some of Patricia McConnell's books, she does several on fearful dogs.. if you're gonna attempt this, youneed some ammo .. don't just be out there flopping around and please forget the dog whisperer.....

Put your pup on a leash and take him/her everywhere with you. This will help.  Don't baby the pup, just take the pup whereever you go and it will eventually get used to it.  No baby talking to it, a grown up voice, tell it what you are going to do and do it. Don't give it a chance to change its mind about going, just go.  Sounds harsh, but it works.