I just adopted a rat terrier, and he is just fine around women and children, but he slinks away if my dad or boyfriend trys to pet him or get close to him. they are both about 6'2''. could it just be because he is scared of tall people or does that show signs he was abused with a former family..
2006-08-14 05:04:28 · 12 answers · asked by nana_nana_nana_batman 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
His shrinking away from them isn't a definitive indication that he was abused (by men), but it's not an unreasonable suggestion. His shrinking could also indicate that he hasn't been exposed to men all that much or taller/larger people and is simply nervous to be near this new creature!
There's no way of knowing how much abuse either. It could be a matter that he was exposed to a tall guy infrequently and the tall guy didn't like him and was the only one who smacked the dog in an effort to say "stop!" Some people use a tap/smack on the nose as training and unless it's excessive it's not abuse. But if your new dog is very sensitive and the only person who trained/responded to him by smacking his nose was a tall guy, then it could seem like he's afraid of that type of person.
A dog new to our home is very nervous around new men, particularly tall ones. What we find is helpful when meeting a new man is for the man to ignore the dog -- don't make eye contact, don't talk to the dog, and don't pet the dog. (All of these actions can seem like a threat to a nervous dog.) Once the dog is comfortable with him being there he will approach the guy to sniff. When we do that with our dog, it's very easy for him to get used to a new guy.
2006-08-14 05:15:23 · answer #1 · answered by stimply 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having owned a dog that has previosly been abused the signs include being nervous around certain people - dogs recognise the shape of someones head or their smell also they can be very attached to their primary care giver, the wet themselves regularly and they hide when strangers enter the house.
2006-08-14 05:11:17 · answer #2 · answered by purplegeko 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well my dog went to this groomer and it was a all day thing. So we left. And when me got her she was not playfull and she wouldn't go near and girls. AND I AM HER OWNER. turns out that her groomer was a girl and my friend said that she took her dog to stay there over the weekend and when she came to get her her dog was bruised and couldnt walk up stairs. A month later she died. So sooner or later she was fine around girls again. So i think that maybe there is a possibility that your dog was abused but there isnt anyhting you can do to change that ,but i think your dog will adjust to tall people!!! Just let her be around your dad and stuff alot and she will come around.
2006-08-14 05:29:05 · answer #3 · answered by keelahbear 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A dog who's been abused doesn't necessarily have scars and marks. Your dog could have been pushed around and bullied by men or a man from its former family, that's why its scared of men and taller people.
2006-08-14 05:12:03 · answer #4 · answered by M C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he cowers around males, odds are he was abused by a former male owner. I have seen it a few times. Sadly it's very hard to get an animal over something like that.
The dog doesn't have to have physical scars to prove he's been abused.
2006-08-14 05:11:14 · answer #5 · answered by kristina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nicely, baby abuse of course has greater severe impacts, by way of fact an abused baby ought to advance as much as be a unfavourable/violent guy or woman as a effect of abuse. yet this does not fairly propose that youngster abuse is inherently worse than the different form of abuse, which incorporate abuse of animals. comparing 2 evils as though it relatively is a contest dismisses the seriousness of one of the, maximum in all likelihood the two terrible, evils. baby and animal abuse are the two the two terrible, they are only terrible in different techniques.
2016-12-11 08:29:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes this could be a sing that an adult male has caused you dog harm or stress in the past. you should get the men in your famalie to carry dog treat and for them to give or drop the treat as they pass the dog so it will learn that they wont hurt him and that they are good.
my uncles dog was abused by its formor owner and as that owner had long hair it would go for any one who had long hair hanging down.(like i had at the time)
other sings can be:
nurvousness
aggresson
possesiveness
dislike of certan objects or sounds
2006-08-14 05:22:53 · answer #7 · answered by Joanne 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well you can check under his fur if the dog has any scars from a bad experience.
2006-08-14 05:09:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can put a shock collar on it and cure that problem real quick.
2006-08-14 05:13:22 · answer #9 · answered by johnneedsaname 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if a dog has been abused it will have marks on itself
2006-08-14 05:09:38 · answer #10 · answered by First L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋