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My 14 week old puppy is afraid to go for walks and just tries to run back inside, how can I help her get used to being outside?
Answer
This is a fairly common phase of puppy development at this age. I actually have a puppy right now that's just slightly older than yours and she went through the same thing. I don't force them to walk around outside
or leave home but I might carry her a slight distance away, reward her and then walk back home.
Do you have a calm, confident adult dog that you can take outside with her? That helps some puppies as they will
look to the older dog and follow their lead. You don't want to let them spend too much time only with the other dogs but I have a couple of older dogs that give my puppy some "emotional support" when she's feeling
nervous. If I had a reactive or nervous adult dog I would NOT let my puppy spend too much time around them as they might mirror the nervous adults' behavior.
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