dogs confidence boost ?

[adam123 21]

just wondering if any you lad can help? my pup is 13 months old now and she lacks in confidence, she takes rabbits no bother at all but when she see any other animal shes a bit wary of it, even if its an ornament eg. my aunty has an leopard ornament and the pup f*****g hates it. all i want is for to have more confidence in her self to not be scared of out, she hasn't been mistreated or out when she was younger but for sum reason shes a little ( as i describe it) wimp lol. the other day i was sorting stuff out in my loft and came across an old teddy tiger, one of those things that look real so i brung it down for her and at first she hated that to but once i sat with her next to it and had a play about with her she soon got used to it, next thing i no i had white stuffing fluff all over the house haha. so getting straight to the point can anyone help and give any advice to give her a confidence boost all will be appreciated

 

cheers lads atb adam

[birddog 1,354]

only experience and exposure to a variety of situations i think will help, i've one thats wary of strange / new things but very fiery and forward in other ways, all dogs are different bud

[paulus 26]

is there collie in it by any chance?

[Casso 1,261]

just wondering if any you lad can help? my pup is 13 months old now and she lacks in confidence, she takes rabbits no bother at all but when she see any other animal shes a bit wary of it, even if its an ornament eg. my aunty has an leopard ornament and the pup f*****g hates it. all i want is for to have more confidence in her self to not be scared of out, she hasn't been mistreated or out when she was younger but for sum reason shes a little ( as i describe it) wimp lol. the other day i was sorting stuff out in my loft and came across an old teddy tiger, one of those things that look real so i brung it down for her and at first she hated that to but once i sat with her next to it and had a play about with her she soon got used to it, next thing i no i had white stuffing fluff all over the house haha. so getting straight to the point can anyone help and give any advice to give her a confidence boost all will be appreciated

 

cheers lads atb adam

fear is instinctive behavior, what i would do is get her to exhibit desire for an object that stimulates drive , the reason for this is that a dog cant hold on to two feelings at the same time, one will prevale,

 

when a dog is in drive everything in is environment becomes part of that good feeling ,

ball play and tug items stimulate drive , i like to introduce large animals to a pup when in a drive mindset that way she cant act instinctively (fear based)

 

i dont stock break in the traditional way, i like to have a handle on the pup first, ball play tug play whatever always first, because the energy caused in the dog by the sight of the stock can be channeled into interaction with me , that way i become the focus for the mutts energy not the stock , you will also have huge control over the mutt if you are his energy outlet,

 

work on stimulating drive with an item then use the ability to effect drive in her just before introducing strange animals, objects whatever, the pup is not then looking out at everything through fear based goggles the whole time,,

 

another good tool of the trade is teaching to pup to speak, that way it doesn't have to act on its tension, barking relieves tension and grounds the dog , giving it a more secure feeling inside

best of luck

[MuddyPaws! 27]

This may sound daft and wrong but.. My lad hated any dogs smaller than him for some reason but once around them for 5 mins would stop barking and dragging towards them.. S I simply took him to a working lurcher and terrier show in southport haha.. He barked a lot and I did get loads of dirty looks but eventually he got bored and to this day I think he learnt his lesson as he isn't that arsed anymore. He was around 5 6 months then and is 10 months now so it could of been he has just grown out of it or my snidely sly trick worked?? God knows but thank god he has grown out of it abit..

[MuddyPaws! 27]

Inface I think he was younger than that..

[adam123 21]

cheers lads and yes paulus first x collie grey