Comments on: How To Socialize An Older Dog – Tips And Advice

By: Sammie@LabSiteHQ

Sammie@LabSiteHQ — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 11:21:21 +0000

In reply to Julie. Hi Julie. Thank you for your kind words - I've passed them on to Pippa - we're so pleased you're finding her articles helpful . It sounds like you might find this article useful too: https://www.thelabradorsite.com/no-more-jumping-up/ - I do hope it helps you with Rosie's jumping up. Sammie :)

By: Julie

Julie — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 13:12:34 +0000

Thank u for sending help for my labrador retriever. Your advice is helping. My Rosie is 12months. I’m training her to be my assistant dog as I have osteoarthritis in my spine. She is doing really well. We have a bit of a problem Rosie jumps at other dogs and barks. She doesn’t like little dogs and is difficult to hold if she see any. We carry treats and talk to her if she is good. But people think she is aggressive when she jumps and barks. I have sent for your book. I’m a pensioner and can’t afford a dog trainer. So I’m hoping your book will help. Thank you. What I have read about you. You sound like a super person. God bless xx

By: Kati

Kati — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 20:10:23 +0000

I have a 1.5 year old black lab . Got him from a friend at 8 weeks old . Took him everywhere with us and around all of our friends to socialize as much as possible. As a puppy and even now he is literally terrified of everyone. Even people we raised him around . Of course he is super attached to me and the members of our household (kids, spouse) but anyone outside of us and he will flip out . He pants , paces and a lot of times will express anal glands if he thinks someone is coming close to him . We’ve tried slowly trying to make him comfortable company . Used treats , having them just ignore and trying to let him settle into it . And still nothing works . He will frantically pace back and forth . I don’t know how else to help him . He’s got such a funny and goofy personality with us and I want others to be able to play and see that side of him to . But I’m starting to think that may never happen .

By: Kosta

Kosta — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 04:53:26 +0000

In reply to Sonakshi. I have the same problem. How is your puppy now? Any tips?

By: Sheena

Sheena — Sun, 22 Dec 2019 10:20:45 +0000

In reply to Mia June.

Hi Mia, I have just read your post regarding your whippet, the same thing happened to my well socialised Labrador, when she was attacked by a Staffy, she was bitten on her nose and neck, she is now 7 years old and is still afraid of other dogs. It left me traumatised as well. We both live with this, as she is obedience trained and has had Gundog training also she is very obedient in every other way, this helps a lot in managing her fear aggression. when she feels threatened and at the very first sign I put her very quietly and gently into the sit position, using a tasty treat until the danger has passed, I give her the treat and move on. The timing is crucial. After managing this for 5 years now I am quite good at reading the signs.
We will never be able to let her socialise with dogs she does not know, but she does still see her sister and lives with an older lab, so she does get to play with them. I feel it’s the best we can do to help her.
If you have any other tips on this subject I would love to hear from you.

By: Bev

Bev — Sat, 20 Apr 2019 22:28:37 +0000

I purchased a 2 year old Japanese chin from a breeder. I thought she was knowledgeable; however,when I took the dog for a vet visit, he had infections in both of his ears, costing me $200.00. I have just recently realized how frightened he becomes over small changes. It makes me feel sad. I think over time, it will get better. Still, I do not understand how any breeder could have missed this crucial step.

By: Deidre

Deidre — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 11:09:30 +0000

I have been in the process of adopting a rescue. 4 maybe pushing 6 month yellow lab/husky? mix. He loves our chihuahua/terrier Lily, but is terrified of both me and my 22 year old daughter. I have been trying advice from youtube videos, but I don’t seem to be getting anywhere with him. His trial period is ending on Saturday at which time I have to make the decision to either keep him or return him to the rescue shelter. Pleas help, I was not expecting an over night miracle, but I was hoping to see an improvement.

By: Grace McKinnon

Grace McKinnon — Mon, 25 Mar 2019 04:09:50 +0000

My dog a Staffie cross terrier is turning 11 this year, he has poor socialization skills his whole life with other dogs. We took him to an open dog training preschool when he was a Pup but I think that was a bad experience for the both of us, there were some large loud dogs there and I feel like he’s just mimicked their behavior ever since. If he sees another dog across the street or even hears them he wags his tail madly, paces around the house and barks quite loudly, sometimes making whimpering noises- if we get closer he might try and fight the dog or bite them.

Please help, I have no idea how to help socializes him.I just want him to be hapy in his old age.

By: Mia June

Mia June — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 04:15:32 +0000

I have a 3 year old whippet. I’ve had him since he was a puppy and he was well socialised until when he turned 1/6 year old, while we were walking in our neighbourhood, three dogs approched to us without leash and they were barking and screaming at us, one of them lunged at my dog and bite him. They came out from someone’s front garden but it didn’t have a fence nor their owner to stop them. My dog got really upset and scared, he started to bark mad as well.
Since then he barks aggressively at other dogs whenever he sees one. Is there any way to help him?

By: Mia

Mia — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 18:53:50 +0000

We are working on socializing our Basset/maybe Lab? mix that is just over a year old. He has many people he is familiar with, goes to several different places, but they are the same many people and different places. Due to family illness, we have fallen behind on socializing. So, we are back in the saddle again going for walks in the neighborhood with lots of his favorite high value treats and trying short trips to dog-friendly stores. However, when we are in the stores, if someone new approaches him, he seems scared. I try to feed him the super high value treats in those instances, but he often won’t take the food. Am I pushing too much too fast? It is hard not to lose hope at times! On walks, he will take the treats and we slowly move past people standing in yards. Or we stay seated while people pass us, all the while feeding lots of treats. Tips? Thoughts?