UGH Too Human Friendly? - Page 1

My little devil puppy that I adore it too human friendly. I know she got this from her mom, but I was hoping for her to be a bit more weary of humans. My son had some friends come over yesterday and she went right up to all of them waggng her tail and greeting. I did not correct her, as I was not sure what was the best way. She is the puppy I am hoping to have for protection work. She has great confidence and I have done as suggested and let her win all games and worked to build her confidence. Maybe I have done too good of a job? __________ Anything I can do to teach her to be more weary of strangers?

this is exactly what you want for now no fear of strangers

there is a big difference between fear of strangers, and not interested to be petted by everyone. I like the second type

Her brother, who I also kept, is weary of strangers. He is not afraid, just does not invite affection from anyone but me. --------------------- I was hoping Cirberus would be this way too. She is the dominant pup of the litter and very willing to boss everyone around. Cirberus instead asked and expected affection from the strangers. ----------- I might have inadvertantly caused this, as she has had to make many vet visits and ended up being exposed to people more. I have generally not allowed people to pet her though.

I allow people to pet my pups only if the pup is going to them himself, no pressure one way or the other

Removing my two posts here, I'm not looking to "start anything", MY dog is exactly the level of social that I like, he's not fearful, is plenty confident, but doesn't want to make everyone and their brother is friend without getting to know them first.

Oh well, opinions are like a_ _ holes, everyone has one. I have mine, and others have theirs.

FAWN, at the end of the day, YOU will know what's right for YOUR dog/puppy. We can only make speculations and give our own personal experience. So long as YOU are happy with YOUR dog, why try to change him? I'm over joyed with mine, he's well socialized but I didn't have to go out of my way to socialize him, and I'm very happy with how he's developing. Your puppy is social, which is great! I just don't want a dog who's going to let anyone into the house WITHOUT my "okay" first, ya know? Beau has never bitten someone and I'm not worried about a liability with him, but while trying to see others' perspectives, I can respect that concern.

Take care Fawndallas, and others. Have a great day people, at the end of the day, isn't it about being happy with YOUR dog? That's how I spend my days...

Fawn, think of it this way; your dog cannot protect you from something it's afraid of. When she gets old enough to train in protection, that is when she can learn that not all people are friends.....under controlled conditions,then she will develop the ability to discriminate. At the right time in her development she will probably become territorial. Do not correct her for being overtly friendly with people who have been invited to your home! Dogs read you and your intentions and correcting her for being welcoming to friends will create undesired conflict in her mind. When a stranger comes to your home, she can obsreve the difference in your demeanor, and that is the appropriate time to hold her back....no corrections, just rein her in. :)

IMO, you should never correct a puppy for being friendly with kids... ever.

Ideally, if the genetics and temperament are there, your puppy will be friendly or at least aloof with everyone. As the pup matures and you put some training into him, you bring more and more of the defense out. These things will happen naturally as your dog grows up.

It's a misconception that the less social the dog, the better protection dog they will make.

LOL, sorry about the confusion. Yes, i wanted service dogs (I got 2 good ones). Cirberus though is not a service dog. She is not calm enough. Based on other discussions, she has more of the tendicies that many of you working line owners want; bossy, dominant, quick to take things way from the other puppies, etc. Many on this forum have opened my eyes to her potential (4 months ago, she would have been one of the 1st on my list to find a new home). I am planning on working with her in some of the more aggressive areas. I was just dissapointed yesterday when she ran up greeting all the new people and her brother held back. I was hoping for it to be the other way around. Her brother, I know how to overcome his wearyness. ---------- Her though, how can I make her more weary of strangers?

Make sense. I will leave it for now. Having the puppies is so much fun. I could not have picked to better dogs (besides Rose of course).