Dear experienced dog lovers. I am a first timer,got a GSD (male),which is almost four months old. A friend came visiting today he barked at the friend which made me delighted but funnily enough my dog ran and hid after barking once. Can this be a concern? Will it be a fearful dog in future? Is it because of his age that he hid? Please what can I do?

sucre:
Dear experienced dog lovers. I am a first timer,got a GSD (male),which is almost four months old. A friend came visiting today he barked at the friend which made me delighted but funnily enough my dog ran and hid after barking once. Can this be a concern? Will it be a fearful dog in future? Is it because of his age that he hid? Please what can I do?

Not to worry.

I have a boerboel of 5months +...runs from strangers but he barks well. It's the age.

He will grow confidence as he grows.
I plan to take him on a walk...to be used to seeing faces.. .

He spotted a 404 eater and ran for his dear life

decatalyst:


Not to worry.

I have a boerboel of 5months +...runs from strangers but he barks well. It's the age.

He will grow confidence as he grows.
I plant to take him on a walk...to be used to seeing faces.. .

Thanks

SUPERPACK:
He spotted a 404 eater and ran for his dear life

Haha. U no serious

He is just 4 months for Christ's sake. The way nairalanders expect their puppies to be doing SEAL team six stuffs at young ages is just annoying. Give him time to grow and go online to look for good training programs for him and trust me you will see his value.

Never allow your dog to hide after barking anybody. Make him confront his fears & he would not need you to teach him another time if you are there or not. My 3month puppy does that before, but immediately I make him confront that person or anything, today you can't just near my door and not seeing her barking & ready to attack.

Your dog is still a puppy, give it more time and see how things turn out

sucre:
Dear experienced dog lovers. I am a first timer,got a GSD (male),which is almost four months old. A friend came visiting today he barked at the friend which made me delighted but funnily enough my dog ran and hid after barking once. Can this be a concern? Will it be a fearful dog in future? Is it because of his age that he hid? Please what can I do?

A four months old dog is still a puppy

adisabarber:


A four months old dog is still a puppy

Ok. Thanks

Ok

Alright

Better cook and eat before it finally disappoints

HacheNoire:
Better cook and eat before it finally disappoints

Seriously. Do you have a puppy that once behaved the same way mine did?

Gracemadeit:
Never allow your dog to hide after barking anybody. Make him confront his fears & he would not need you to teach him another time if you are there or not. My 3month puppy does that before, but immediately I make him confront that person or anything, today you can't just near my door and not seeing her barking & ready to attack.

Please how did you achieve this?

sucre:


Please how did you achieve this?

It is easy. My puppy is 2month & 3 weeks and my neighbors are complaining already. Make your dog confront his fears, that is one of the way to make it aggressive towards strangers.

Gracemadeit:
It is easy. My puppy is 2month & 3 weeks and my neighbors are complaining already. Make your dog confront his fears, that is one of the way to make it aggressive towards strangers.

Please can we chat via watapp ,08035500554. Don't have an idea how to make him confront his fears.

sucre:


Please can we chat via watapp ,08035500554. Don't have an idea how to make him confront his fears.

Maybe I might save your number but my phone is down, I am only using my PC for now. Once I collect my phone from the repairer, I'll buzz you.

Gracemadeit:
Maybe I might save your number but my phone is down, I am only using my PC for now. Once I collect my phone from the repairer, I'll buzz you.

Ok. I await your feedback. Thnaks

Gracemadeit:
It is easy. My puppy is 2month & 3 weeks and my neighbors are complaining already. Make your dog confront his fears, that is one of the way to make it aggressive towards strangers.

please drop the info here, we all need to learn more.

okayman4real:
please drop the info here, we all need to learn more.

How do you make your dog confront his fears? Last night my puppy saw a rope in the night in the dark and she began barking seriously at the rope. I went out, and I unchained her and she ran away from the rope thinking it was a snake. I drag her toward the rope, but she was reluctant to go near the rope. I drag her close to the rope but she realizes that it was a rope and with aggression she jumps on the rope and tear it with her teeth. I then chained her and pass through the front door to hide and throw another rope without letting her to see me. She ran after the rope and tear it. She has just confronted her fears.

Gracemadeit:
How do you make your dog confront his fears? Last night my puppy saw a rope in the night in the dark and she began barking seriously at the rope. I went out, and I unchained her and she ran away from the rope thinking it was a snake. I drag her toward the rope, but she was reluctant to go near the rope. I drag her close to the rope but she realizes that it was a rope and with aggression she jumps on the rope and tear it with her teeth. I then chained her and pass through the front door to hide and throw another rope without letting her to see me. She ran after the rope and tear it. She has just confronted her fears.

Since mine barks,and hides from a human. How do I make him confront his fears towards a human

sucre:


Please can we chat via watapp ,08035500554. Don't have an idea how to make him confront his fears.

The way people rush bad ideas ehn

Gracemadeit:
How do you make your dog confront his fears? Last night my puppy saw a rope in the night in the dark and she began barking seriously at the rope. I went out, and I unchained her and she ran away from the rope thinking it was a snake. I drag her toward the rope, but she was reluctant to go near the rope. I drag her close to the rope but she realizes that it was a rope and with aggression she jumps on the rope and tear it with her teeth. I then chained her and pass through the front door to hide and throw another rope without letting her to see me. She ran after the rope and tear it. She has just confronted her fears.

I feel what you did is bad, every dog lover should encourage their dogs to be scared of animals like snakes cos a dog ain't agile enough to fight a venomous one, dogs should be trained to see snakes and bark to alert the owner to dispose the snake not the dog confronting the snake. A dog trying to confront a venomous snake may have no chance of surviving the fight.
We should encourage our dogs to be scared of somethings as sometimes we are the ones to protect our dogs not them doing that all alone.

explosiveskull:

I feel what you did is bad, every dog lover should encourage their dogs to be scared of animals like snakes cos a dog ain't agile enough to fight a venomous one, dogs should be trained to see snakes and bark to alert the owner to dispose the snake not the dog confronting the snake. A dog trying to confront a venomous snake may have no chance of surviving the fight.
We should encourage our dogs to be scared of somethings as sometimes we are the ones to protect our dogs not them doing that all alone.

yes you are right. Have you ever seen where a dog is about to fight something strange? They don't just jump on them just like that? Dogs have thier style of getting things done on thier own. Infact that night, my dog was just moving closer to the rope gradually.

Gracemadeit:
yes you are right. Have you ever seen where a dog is about to fight something strange? They don't just jump on them just like that? Dogs have thier style of getting things done on thier own. Infact that night, my dog was just moving closer to the rope gradually.

Wow.

sucre:


Please can we chat via watapp ,08035500554. Don't have an idea how to make him confront his fears.

You want to make a puppy confront it Fear?? At 4minth old
Can you solve quadratic equation at age 11? Can you speak fluently at six month old
Tbvh I don't sell dogs to people like you, your dog is even barking at stranger at 4mnth old you are not happy
My own dog at 1.5yrs still jump at strangers for petting.
You don't deserve a dog

Spanishmilf:
You want to make a puppy confront it Fear?? At 4minth old
Can you solve quadratic equation at age 11? Can you speak fluently at six month old
Tbvh I don't sell dogs to people like you, your dog is even barking at stranger at 4mnth old you are not happy
My own dog at 1.5yrs still jump at strangers for petting.
You don't deserve a dog

so your dog still playing with stranger at 1.5yrs. what a goat dog.

okayman4real:
so your dog still playing with stranger at 1.5yrs. what a goat dog.

There is nothing I can do about it that his temperament, I have 6 dogs in my kennel about 2&3dogs are aggressive towards stranger which o don't really like and I walk them everyday to cool their temper. I just need a dog who knows when to attack and when to stay cool, I need a dog who won't embarrass me in public because of his aggressiveness.
My dogs once you enter my house they won't bark at you, but don't take their meekness for weakness because once they switch to their mode even me can't stop dem.
Have seen people lynch dogs before.

okayman4real:
so your dog still playing with stranger at 1.5yrs. what a goat dog.

hahahaha