it would be good to take him to a dog park to socialize him with

May 16, 2022
9:44:48am

Avery All-American

other dogs. Other people. He just needs to learn to be able to trust the humans around him. It's tough for the first few weeks, but it gets better after that.

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Dog experts, can someone help me out?

Icelandic Cougar

5/16/22 9:35am

We had this little plastic beating heart that seemed to help ours sleep in the crate. Put it in a stuffed animal.

Ragnar Danneskjold

5/16/22 9:38am

I'll try that. Thanks.

Icelandic Cougar

5/16/22 9:44am

This is the one our dog loved

JOPE

5/16/22 9:50am

That’s an awesome idea I didn’t even know they had those

ByuImaginesDragons

5/17/22 8:53pm

You aren’t going to like this

lemonademan

5/16/22 9:42am

Two dogs won't work but I'm planning on getting CBD.

Icelandic Cougar

5/16/22 9:43am

Be very careful with the running. One to two years depending on his breed they

ByuImaginesDragons

5/17/22 8:57pm

it would be good to take him to a dog park to socialize him with

Avery

5/16/22 9:44am

We've been taking him to our in laws the last two days.

Icelandic Cougar

5/16/22 9:45am

The puppy needs to have at least one round of shots before it socializes

JOPE

5/16/22 9:49am

He's had one shot, according to the breeder.

Icelandic Cougar

5/16/22 9:55am

I wouldn’t suggest a dog park that young. If he has a bad experience with an

ByuImaginesDragons

5/17/22 9:02pm

He's a puppy. He'll get over it. Sure it sucks for a few weeks but you really just have to deal with it.

letthewookieewin

5/16/22 9:47am

What kind of dog is he? But like a baby he needs live and attention, hold him, cuddle him, play with him. If you have to

IBC

5/16/22 9:51am

Mini australian shepherd

Icelandic Cougar

5/16/22 9:54am

lol good luck. I have a full aussie and they are wild until about 1.5 years old. Mine is 2.5 years old.

letthewookieewin

5/16/22 9:56am

We are at 1.5 yrs w our Aussie shepherd/blue heeler mix. Still challenging but

Captain Stubing

5/16/22 10:28am

They don’t “take charge” really. They just know what they can get away with and

ByuImaginesDragons

5/17/22 9:10pm

Like Wookie said, you need to invest time and more time into your puppy and then it'll feel comfortable and anxiety free

IBC

5/16/22 9:59am

Hopefully someone in your house is a long distance runner! Those dogs need a

brvanisi

5/16/22 11:15am

I found that taking mine fishing with me wipes her out more than anything.

letthewookieewin

5/16/22 11:33am

Thankfully miniature ones might need a little less than full size but still more

ByuImaginesDragons

5/17/22 9:11pm

Based on the linked post below, this move by you seems like a horrible idea.

Baron

5/16/22 9:53am

Pretty much ALL puppy impulse buys are a bad idea because the only breeders who

ByuImaginesDragons

5/17/22 9:17pm

The first couple months of getting a new puppy is Hell. Good luck

TCuz

5/16/22 10:27am

Many gun dog owners like younger pups in the 6.5 week age as they haven't

Parker Schnabel

5/16/22 10:50am

False info. This has been disproven. This actually is partly why we have so

ByuImaginesDragons

5/17/22 9:39pm

That’s why ya don’t buy on spur of moment, he’s missing very important

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