Teach Your Dog To Overcome Shyness
Shyness is becoming a common problem among dogs.
Much of this comes from poor breeding practices and from lack of proper socialization.
Many dogs are bred despite problems of shyness and many puppies of shy or sound breeding are not properly exposed to other people and experiences when they are young.
Some dogs are also kept in the kennel for too long. If a puppy never gets the chance to overcome fear of change when he is young, he will grow up shy and fearful.
You can help your dog overcome shyness by gradually exposing him to new people and places. Praise him for holding his ground in new situations.
Training is also very important. By making your shy dog heel, you prevent him from hiding behind you or trying to run away every time someone comes running down your street.
Eventually, you should have unfamiliar people handle him. The easiest way to do this is to have him on a “Sit-Stay” position. Avoid petting and soothing words when he is shaking, tucking his tail, and trying to escape.
To your pet, petting and soothing will be understood as praise for his shyness and you will actually be training him to be more shy. Instead, praise him for acting bold, for staying when you make noise, and for getting into new situations.
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