My timid&frightened puppy?

Question

I have a 4 month old rottweiler puppy.He was with 2 siblings,his mother & father for the entire 4 months.The owner a good freind of mine said because of he and his families schedule they were fed but not really touched by people.When I feed him in the morning his first reaction if the windows are up he tries to get out the windowand bites the shades{the owner of the puppy lives in Long Island with a big yard}Do you think the smell of outdoors is making him act like that because he thinks he is close to his parents & siblings?I can't take him outside because he doesn't have his first vet appointment until saturday.Do you think if and when he get's over that he will be trainable? I have a 12& 6 year old and I don't want any problems later.Because he is afraid of all of us and it has only been a week we want to give him a chance he is beautiful.

Answer 1

I think he will be okay if no one yells or hits him for acting like that. I had a dog that went wild sometimes and would become so frightened at first that she lost control of her bowels. That was four years ago and now she is as calm and friendly as you would ever want a dog to be.

Patience and kindness will turn any dog around. LOTS OF PATIENCE and always resist the urge to punish the dog except for a firm but friendly...NO! NO! Say it gently but firmly with lots of tender stroking and a frightened dog will begin to relax when it starts to understand what you want and that you will not hurt him.

I also recommend not letting him around children for a while as children do lots of things that scare dogs, like yelling, fighting and making lots of fast movements. Keep the dog in a gentle, quiet and safe environment until he learns that no one is going to intentionally hurt him. He will learn the difference between play and violence soon enough but keep him quiet and calm for a while.

Answer 2

hiya congralutions on the new member of your family.firstly you will need to have lots of dog time and dog patience to get this sorted.since he has not had much dealings or been touched by humans and since now he is in his new home and away from his parents it means that you are his parents,his teacher and pack members now.so you will have to teach him trust,good behaviour,good manners and how to behave around humans and this will take time but the end results should be wonderful.you will have to give him space to go round the house.let him have a good look round and a good sniff in each room to get use to the new smells sights and sounds.dont overcrowd him cause he will respond badly and let him come to you(meaning)when you and your family r sitting down watching tv etc just continue watching tv and leave the palm of your hands hanging so he can sniff you all dont react.make sure you have his sleeping area in a space and an old blanket or shirt of yours in his bed.go to his level but do not look him in the eyes,its a tret to him.keep talking to him gently and say his name over and over.leave news papers at your front and backdoor and be patient when he gets it wrong.hes a baby boy.tell your partner and kids to do the same and take it slow dont rush things.when he has your trust give him lots of gentle strokes and get him use to and comfortable with humans.goodluck with him and dont give up.

Answer 3

Your pup is trainable right now - you don't need to wait to teach him things. Feed your dog in his crate to stop the behavior of biting the window shades. This is a very cute behavior now, but will rapidly become not cute as he gets older, so stop him from doing it now.
How can you tell that he is afraid of you?

Answer 4

It is important for you to begin WALKING your dog on a restrictive leash. Make him walk slightly behind but right next to you. Do this as often as you can. To stop him from being skiddish I would keep him on a leash so he can't run and approach him calmly so he sees that he has nothing to fear. Lay him down if you can and pet him until he relaxes.