Please help. Nervous behaviour.

stevewatto · #1 07-10-11, 03:01 PM

Is there a way of combating this? Sasha is a sweet lovable dog of 15 months and due to relocating i was going to give dog to a rescue. I met the bloke in a busy town of skipton with cars shooting round and sasha behaviour came to the worse. Barking growling etc. He said to me shes too far gone and needs to be put down.
How can i do this when i know if i can get this behaviour sorted shell be sweet but i dont if it can be done.
My heads a mess.

kita · #2 07-10-11, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by stevewatto

Is there a way of combating this? Sasha is a sweet lovable dog of 15 months and due to relocating i was going to give dog to a rescue. I met the bloke in a busy town of skipton with cars shooting round and sasha behaviour came to the worse. Barking growling etc. He said to me shes too far gone and needs to be put down.
How can i do this when i know if i can get this behaviour sorted shell be sweet but i dont if it can be done.
My heads a mess.

Have sent you a pm.

Please don't even think about having her put down.

Whereabouts are you located now?

Are you still looking to rehome her, if so has she been spayed?

Please be careful where you let her go to - don't just let her go to the first person that is willing to take her.

Who was this guy that you met (was he from a rescue, a trainer)?

Why do you feel you have to rehome her?

If you give us a bit more information someone on here may be able to help.

Sue

Stuart · #3 07-10-11, 06:28 PM

Yes, there is a way of combating this, there always is a way, answer Sue`s questions and lets see what can be done

zetstaff · #4 07-10-11, 06:56 PM

Steve you can get through this, don't do anything rash

They're very adaptable, if she can stay with you then thats where she'd rather be

Please think hunni, dont get rid without thinking about it xxx things can sort out, just might need thinking through xxx

Any of us I'm sure will help if we can I certainly would xxx

#5 07-10-11, 07:08 PM

Agree with the previous posts. There's a reason for Sasha's behaviour. I work for a rescue, please do not consider putting her down. People will help you. Feel free to pm me.

stevewatto · #6 07-10-11, 09:02 PM

Ive replied to Sue. Thank you. Good news is shes not being put down. Ill wait sue reply but yeah i am ashamed of letting my girl down but my hands are so tied.
Im crying writing this. Just wish so wish.

LindaM · #7 08-10-11, 06:53 AM

Steve

There will be help and things you can do. You obviously think the world of her. It is knowing the appropriate things to do.

These dogs are cute. They know the rules around being in a pack (and that could be a gsd and one other person) and we need to know them.

They instiinctively know and do what it is to be a dog and we need to know a bit of 'dog talk' so they feel they are not in charge and then they become calmer.

Lukey is my first gsd and please if I have this wrong someone tell me. We all want the best for our dogs.

At 15 months she is not even yet fully mature (in my opinion).

Hang on in Steve.

Thinking about you.
Linda

Vislor · #8 08-10-11, 06:55 AM

We train nervous dogs all the time. You never totally get rid of the behaviour but you can make it manageable.

This is Bessie a 9 month old staffy that was seriously terrified of traffic before she came to us for residential training. As soon as she even heard a car she'd jump around screaming and would never walk to heel.

This video is her after a week of training at our place out in the local village with a few cars around.

Pet Dog Residential Training at Vislor - YouTube

We've had her for 4 weeks now and we take her into the local town in the middle of rush hour every day and she's fine (apart from when big lorries or tractors go past, like I said the behaviour never fully goes away but she's 90% better now).

Though it can be sorted its really hard work.

Ash.

Bazz · #9 08-10-11, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by stevewatto

Ive replied to Sue. Thank you. Good news is shes not being put down. Ill wait sue reply but yeah i am ashamed of letting my girl down but my hands are so tied.
Im crying writing this. Just wish so wish.

Hi Steve,
been following your posting.
Hang on there, someone will sort this out for you.
I'll pm you for your location, if you don't want me to know thats cool, people are here to help you.

#10 08-10-11, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by stevewatto

Ive replied to Sue. Thank you. Good news is shes not being put down. Ill wait sue reply but yeah i am ashamed of letting my girl down but my hands are so tied.
Im crying writing this. Just wish so wish.

Steve, the fact you're asking for help means you haven't let her down. Sometimes sh*t happens and things get beyond our control. Hang in there.