Comments on: Shy Dog Training Continued http://thethreedogblog.com/shy-dog-training-continued.html THE DOG BLOG EVERYONE LOVES Sat, 12 May 2012 07:34:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Debbie Jacobs http://thethreedogblog.com/shy-dog-training-continued.html#comment-1721 Debbie Jacobs Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:34:17 +0000 http://thethreedogblog.com/?p=822#comment-1721 BTW there's lots of information on my fearfuldogs.com website to give you ideas about thinking about your dogs, and working with them. BTW there’s lots of information on my fearfuldogs.com website to give you ideas about thinking about your dogs, and working with them.

]]> By: Debbie Jacobs http://thethreedogblog.com/shy-dog-training-continued.html#comment-1720 Debbie Jacobs Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:33:10 +0000 http://thethreedogblog.com/?p=822#comment-1720 Submission peeing is about getting distance from something a dog is not 100% comfortable with. Ignore the dog when you come home, social pressure can cause the urination. Submission peeing is about getting distance from something a dog is not 100% comfortable with. Ignore the dog when you come home, social pressure can cause the urination.

]]> By: Three Dog Blogger http://thethreedogblog.com/shy-dog-training-continued.html#comment-1700 Three Dog Blogger Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:07:49 +0000 http://thethreedogblog.com/?p=822#comment-1700 Friar, I know what you mean. Sometimes with Daisy I just wish she knew what Fun she was missing out on. She has her Fun in such a quiet, serious way at times. Friar, I know what you mean. Sometimes with Daisy I just wish she knew what Fun she was missing out on. She has her Fun in such a quiet, serious way at times.

]]> By: Friar http://thethreedogblog.com/shy-dog-training-continued.html#comment-1691 Friar Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:42:33 +0000 http://thethreedogblog.com/?p=822#comment-1691 I feel sorry for shy dogs. They don't get it. They just don't get it. And they're not gonna change. Poor things. If only they realized how much FUN Uncle Friar could be... I feel sorry for shy dogs. They don’t get it. They just don’t get it. And they’re not gonna change.

Poor things. If only they realized how much FUN Uncle Friar could be…

]]> By: Three Dog Blogger http://thethreedogblog.com/shy-dog-training-continued.html#comment-1679 Three Dog Blogger Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:54:12 +0000 http://thethreedogblog.com/?p=822#comment-1679 Hi Cathy, I think the Shelter was definitely just too chaotic and loud for a Shy Dog. Buddy really was very young to leave hi Mom but I hope his is getting along well. Hi Cathy, I think the Shelter was definitely just too chaotic and loud for a Shy Dog.

Buddy really was very young to leave hi Mom but I hope his is getting along well.

]]> By: Cathy http://thethreedogblog.com/shy-dog-training-continued.html#comment-1678 Cathy Thu, 12 Mar 2009 06:12:00 +0000 http://thethreedogblog.com/?p=822#comment-1678 I think some dogs (like people) are just born shy. I'm sure the shelter didn't help any with that. We got our Buddy when he was very young, 5 weeks, far too young to leave his mom but the circumstances were beyond my control. He's fine with us and is a total clown but he is very shy around animals and people he doesn't know. <abbr><em>Cathy’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BloggyDoggies/~3/woQN7bvEcXg/">Buddy’s Dog Joke and a Bonus!</a></abbr></em> I think some dogs (like people) are just born shy. I’m sure the shelter didn’t help any with that.
We got our Buddy when he was very young, 5 weeks, far too young to leave his mom but the circumstances were beyond my control.
He’s fine with us and is a total clown but he is very shy around animals and people he doesn’t know.

Cathy’s last blog post..Buddy’s Dog Joke and a Bonus!

]]> By: Three Dog Blogger http://thethreedogblog.com/shy-dog-training-continued.html#comment-1667 Three Dog Blogger Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:07:26 +0000 http://thethreedogblog.com/?p=822#comment-1667 Jennifer, thanks for such a great comment. Daisy is definitely the gentle soul of the group. She has come an awful long way, it is just easy to forget at times that things you do with the other Dogs can be scary for her. It sounds like you came an awful long way with Felanie and I congratulate you. Dozer is too busy blogging to be need to concern himself with external factors. If he got out too much he might stop blogging:) It is strange with Daisy, she is not at the bottom of the pack with the other Dogs. As I type all hell is breaking loose next door as they all see who can get the best body slam in!! I think it is great that you have confirmed that it takes a lot of time to change a shy Dog. No one should expect it to happen too quickly. Jennifer, thanks for such a great comment. Daisy is definitely the gentle soul of the group.

She has come an awful long way, it is just easy to forget at times that things you do with the other Dogs can be scary for her.

It sounds like you came an awful long way with Felanie and I congratulate you.

Dozer is too busy blogging to be need to concern himself with external factors. If he got out too much he might stop blogging:)

It is strange with Daisy, she is not at the bottom of the pack with the other Dogs. As I type all hell is breaking loose next door as they all see who can get the best body slam in!!

I think it is great that you have confirmed that it takes a lot of time to change a shy Dog. No one should expect it to happen too quickly.

]]> By: Jennifer http://thethreedogblog.com/shy-dog-training-continued.html#comment-1664 Jennifer Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:35:39 +0000 http://thethreedogblog.com/?p=822#comment-1664 Our dog Felanie was shy when we moved into her house and took over her care (she was age 2). She also peed in the way you describe when we came home. At first, she did this a lot. This is submissive urination; dogs do it to show that they are the low man on the totem pole, so to speak: "Hi there, you're the boss and I know it, see?" That's probably just what Daisy was saying. When shy dogs become very excited, they are more likely to urinate submissively, and I'm sure Daisy was excited that you were home. Over time, Fel became more confident about her position in the "pack" and no longer felt the need to submissively urinate. It took a while to get there; we took her through several obedience classes and followed a "No Free Lunch" structure in the house to strengthen her bond with us and to build her confidence. Shyness can't be eliminated because it is part of a dog's temperament. However, it can be modified through training and socialization. Once I "inherited" Felanie, she got so much training and socialization that her behaviors changed for the better; in later years, you wouldn't have been able to tell she was shy except under stressful, unusual circumstances. Similarly, Daisy will probably be shy to some degree all her life, but there are some things you can do to lessen her shyness. If you feel like this is something you want to change. (As you know, this is one of the questions I am asking about Dozer--is it worth it to try and modify his behavior if the behavior isn't particularly damaging and he's 8 years old?) The good thing about shy dogs is that (provided they are not painfully shy) they tend to be the careful, gentle, thoughtful dogs in the group. :) <abbr><em>Jennifer’s last blog post..<a href="http://happypitbull.blogspot.com/2009/03/trainer-came.html">The trainer came...</a></abbr></em> Our dog Felanie was shy when we moved into her house and took over her care (she was age 2). She also peed in the way you describe when we came home. At first, she did this a lot. This is submissive urination; dogs do it to show that they are the low man on the totem pole, so to speak: “Hi there, you’re the boss and I know it, see?” That’s probably just what Daisy was saying. When shy dogs become very excited, they are more likely to urinate submissively, and I’m sure Daisy was excited that you were home.

Over time, Fel became more confident about her position in the “pack” and no longer felt the need to submissively urinate. It took a while to get there; we took her through several obedience classes and followed a “No Free Lunch” structure in the house to strengthen her bond with us and to build her confidence.

Shyness can’t be eliminated because it is part of a dog’s temperament. However, it can be modified through training and socialization. Once I “inherited” Felanie, she got so much training and socialization that her behaviors changed for the better; in later years, you wouldn’t have been able to tell she was shy except under stressful, unusual circumstances.

Similarly, Daisy will probably be shy to some degree all her life, but there are some things you can do to lessen her shyness. If you feel like this is something you want to change. (As you know, this is one of the questions I am asking about Dozer–is it worth it to try and modify his behavior if the behavior isn’t particularly damaging and he’s 8 years old?)

The good thing about shy dogs is that (provided they are not painfully shy) they tend to be the careful, gentle, thoughtful dogs in the group. :)

Jennifer’s last blog post..The trainer came…

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