Tonight was Delta's first puppy class. She did awesome with her tricks, as usual with my dogs. Lol I always like to give them a head start before classes lol. But she's so weird with dogs.... tell me what you guys think...
She is interested in the dogs, will stick her neck way out to sniff towards them and eventually wag her tail and act like she wants to get to them, so I let her go to them. The instant they make a move for her, her tail is between her legs and she's running the opposite way. She will take interest and try to sniff a butt if the head is no where near her, but will not allow other dogs to sniff her rear.
I don't get it because she's interested in them, but still scared of them. Then she looks like she wants to play, but when they make a move for her, she cowers.
Basically, I just want to know if this once a week, plus other small encounters, and eventually the dog park when she's old enough, will help her become accustomed to dogs? And will she eventually want to play with them? I know some dogs it just never happens to and they always have that thing about other dogs, will that most likely be her, or is it too early to tell?
Thanks guys, just a little worried. I really want a well rounded dog. I thought that we've been socializing her very well.
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That makes me feel better. The thought I keep in my head is of a golden retriever from Remy's class. Usually they are very friendly dogs, but he was really nervous around puppies. By the end of the class, he was right in there playing....
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