Usually puppies don't get as scared as adults dogs since they are more outgoing. This is why the puppy phase should be filled with desensitizing. There should be lots of weird objects like wobble boards that move, boxes that they can stand on or climb inside of, skateboards, weird surfaces, inflatable dog training mat things that they can step on, uneven surfaces, people of all ages, loud noises like dropping a metal bowl or shaking a container full of nails and bolts, the TV should play various things 24/7 including: sirens, loud thunder and rain, fireworks, dogs barking, people yelling, the metal pipe sound effect, animal noises, videos of dogs, cats, birds, squirrels and other animals, guns shooting, loud cars and motorcycles, bike riding and other things so they won't get scared or aggressive towards sounds or animals when they get older. I bought 3 types of wobble boards to use with my next service dog prospect. I've also found that my current service dog is afraid of the big orange carts at home depot, so I trained him to stand on them and do various things on top of them, he isn't scared anymore and he loves standing on them now! He is also afraid of sewer covers, so every time we walk, I make him go over them 3 or 4 times. He is still a bit afraid of them which is understandable (I'm scared of them too) but he will willingly walk over them now instead of stopping and looking at me with a sad face.
What would you say about the puppy that isn’t socially engaged? I’m testing two rescue pups around the age of 6 months. They love people and other dogs! But I can clap and whistle and make all kinds of noise and they don’t interact with me. But will lay in my lap and play with me. It’s hard to get their attention. I have tested several litters and never come across this. Thank you!!!!
My dog was also like this as a rescue pup of 6 months. It may be the inconsistency of rescues upbringing. I just taught her her name means treat. So now she knows calling her means coming over. She was never disinterested in humans, like you say, just didn't seem to know what the words meant. Different upbringings and different breeds may result in this I think. She's equally interested in all things combined with call not meaning come in her mind. Different rescues have different histories... I think it's usually just inconsistency in caregivers and what words mean that leads to this, so it's not a fair test of their temperament only of how humans have communicated with them confusingly before. their 6 months not babies, they've learnt previous lessons that might be wrong or unclear. I literally just had to let my dog in on the idea that when I say a thing she may need to pay attention, because she literally didn't know this. she wasn't antisocial. I did this by giving a mix of command words where some form of attention got a reward (eg "look", leave it and recall) so they understand that in general, when you use certain tones of voice, they may get treats or cuddles if they direct attention to you. You can also train attention. Both the ability to focus and the ability to break focus when they're to interested in something. I think in this instance, given their age it may not be fair to test their temperament with zero training. A short session of "charging up" certain terms may making it fairer because they may hit be acting out if temperament right now. They may be acting out if poor examples of previous training in their history and you have to undo it just a little to be sure if their true character. You also want to know how "sticky" or changeable this weird personality trait is. Do if a half hour if training seems to loosen it up a bit, that would day to me it's not a quality of their temperament but a quality of their history. when dogs gave had very little attention paid to them they learn not to pay attention... Because it doesn't get them anything. My dog is actually one of the most attentative to everything I say now, because I attend to her (face her, use appropriate eye contact, body language) all things she had had bad examples of and learnt to go into her own world and switch off. Now she understands this I can do any old commands barely looking at her and in a quiet voice bc at the start I paid attention, so she learnt to again too.
@@lisha1006 awww, that's so cute. Now you're making me save up to purchase one. There aren't many dog shelters in my part of the country to adopt pups from though hence the "purchasing".
They might but that is not common. Plus Medical Mutts would quickly be able to determine if they were dealing with a deaf dog. Medical Mutts actually trained my previous service dog who was completely deaf. They did an amazing job and he was an amazing service dog.
my dog is healthy, and even on his first new year eve, he wasn’t frightened.. he even chased the source of the firework (wanted to know where it was and so on). and i am sure he isn’t deaf, he could hear whenever i open the fridge, even when he is in the back garten 😂😂😋😂😂. But he is reserved towards new hooman he meets first time.
Puppies usually don't react much, they are more outgoing when they are small and the only thing they care about is food, toys, peeing on things and smelling everything.
good ethology. 1st one is more excited, social and curious. while second one is more calm and not much interested in the surroundings.
not enough detail about what you are looking for in terms of response, and what success and fail look like.
Thanks. We are in search of a pup. We were with one at the humane society today. He would be a good family dog. But failed a few of these.
Man, these dogs certainly perform better on the bowl drop test that I would, that's for sure.
Usually puppies don't get as scared as adults dogs since they are more outgoing. This is why the puppy phase should be filled with desensitizing. There should be lots of weird objects like wobble boards that move, boxes that they can stand on or climb inside of, skateboards, weird surfaces, inflatable dog training mat things that they can step on, uneven surfaces, people of all ages, loud noises like dropping a metal bowl or shaking a container full of nails and bolts, the TV should play various things 24/7 including: sirens, loud thunder and rain, fireworks, dogs barking, people yelling, the metal pipe sound effect, animal noises, videos of dogs, cats, birds, squirrels and other animals, guns shooting, loud cars and motorcycles, bike riding and other things so they won't get scared or aggressive towards sounds or animals when they get older. I bought 3 types of wobble boards to use with my next service dog prospect.
I've also found that my current service dog is afraid of the big orange carts at home depot, so I trained him to stand on them and do various things on top of them, he isn't scared anymore and he loves standing on them now! He is also afraid of sewer covers, so every time we walk, I make him go over them 3 or 4 times. He is still a bit afraid of them which is understandable (I'm scared of them too) but he will willingly walk over them now instead of stopping and looking at me with a sad face.
Great work!
What would you say about the puppy that isn’t socially engaged? I’m testing two rescue pups around the age of 6 months. They love people and other dogs! But I can clap and whistle and make all kinds of noise and they don’t interact with me. But will lay in my lap and play with me. It’s hard to get their attention. I have tested several litters and never come across this. Thank you!!!!
Are you certain the dog can hear?
My dog was also like this as a rescue pup of 6 months. It may be the inconsistency of rescues upbringing.
I just taught her her name means treat. So now she knows calling her means coming over.
She was never disinterested in humans, like you say, just didn't seem to know what the words meant.
Different upbringings and different breeds may result in this I think. She's equally interested in all things combined with call not meaning come in her mind.
Different rescues have different histories... I think it's usually just inconsistency in caregivers and what words mean that leads to this, so it's not a fair test of their temperament only of how humans have communicated with them confusingly before. their 6 months not babies, they've learnt previous lessons that might be wrong or unclear.
I literally just had to let my dog in on the idea that when I say a thing she may need to pay attention, because she literally didn't know this. she wasn't antisocial.
I did this by giving a mix of command words where some form of attention got a reward (eg "look", leave it and recall) so they understand that in general, when you use certain tones of voice, they may get treats or cuddles if they direct attention to you.
You can also train attention. Both the ability to focus and the ability to break focus when they're to interested in something.
I think in this instance, given their age it may not be fair to test their temperament with zero training. A short session of "charging up" certain terms may making it fairer because they may hit be acting out if temperament right now. They may be acting out if poor examples of previous training in their history and you have to undo it just a little to be sure if their true character.
You also want to know how "sticky" or changeable this weird personality trait is. Do if a half hour if training seems to loosen it up a bit, that would day to me it's not a quality of their temperament but a quality of their history. when dogs gave had very little attention paid to them they learn not to pay attention... Because it doesn't get them anything.
My dog is actually one of the most attentative to everything I say now, because I attend to her (face her, use appropriate eye contact, body language) all things she had had bad examples of and learnt to go into her own world and switch off. Now she understands this I can do any old commands barely looking at her and in a quiet voice bc at the start I paid attention, so she learnt to again too.
This is so cute 🥺♥️. Wish I wasn't scared of dogs, I'd have got one.
Just get a puppy they are so cute and you won't need to be scared of a puppy you raised
@@lisha1006 okay. I might consider that since I am a rabbit lover it may work. Thank you so much.
@@hsp.02 you're welcome I just know that my mom was scared of dogs but she never was scared of our German Shepherds that we raised from puppies
@@hsp.02 and I just generally think that dogs are amazing I couldn't imagine not having a dog
@@lisha1006 awww, that's so cute. Now you're making me save up to purchase one. There aren't many dog shelters in my part of the country to adopt pups from though hence the "purchasing".
interested in the course
Me too! ^_^
So cute. I Like to have one
Dogs that are not frightened or reactive to the bowl drop test might be deaf or getting that way.
They might but that is not common. Plus Medical Mutts would quickly be able to determine if they were dealing with a deaf dog. Medical Mutts actually trained my previous service dog who was completely deaf. They did an amazing job and he was an amazing service dog.
my dog is healthy, and even on his first new year eve, he wasn’t frightened.. he even chased the source of the firework (wanted to know where it was and so on). and i am sure he isn’t deaf, he could hear whenever i open the fridge, even when he is in the back garten 😂😂😋😂😂. But he is reserved towards new hooman he meets first time.
Puppies usually don't react much, they are more outgoing when they are small and the only thing they care about is food, toys, peeing on things and smelling everything.
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