G-Diddy
06-02-2002, 08:12 AM
Some very good friends of mine have a one-year-old cockapoo. This dog is very well-mannered and trained, but it is extremely timid. I have a one-year-old German Shepard who is very non-aggressive and gentle. When my friends visit,
the cockapoo is terrified of my dog (I can understand the size issue)and either
yelps and screams when the GSD approaches or the cockapoo fear-nips.
I personally feel that my friends coddle and spoil the cockapoo excessively. They let it hide in their lap or run over and pick it up if it so much as looks nervous. When we gradually introduce the dogs, they pick it up or let it hide at the first
sign of fear. My big issue is that whenever they visit my dog ends up outside in the yard, or gated in the kitchen, while the cockapoo gets run of the house, chews on my dogs bones, and gets to be around the humans simply because it is so timid. My question is... do you guys have any suggestions I can give them, or is it really none of my business and I should let it go. I'd appreciate the help.
the cockapoo is terrified of my dog (I can understand the size issue)and either
yelps and screams when the GSD approaches or the cockapoo fear-nips.
I personally feel that my friends coddle and spoil the cockapoo excessively. They let it hide in their lap or run over and pick it up if it so much as looks nervous. When we gradually introduce the dogs, they pick it up or let it hide at the first
sign of fear. My big issue is that whenever they visit my dog ends up outside in the yard, or gated in the kitchen, while the cockapoo gets run of the house, chews on my dogs bones, and gets to be around the humans simply because it is so timid. My question is... do you guys have any suggestions I can give them, or is it really none of my business and I should let it go. I'd appreciate the help.