Brian Jackson Webboard User Reg: 03-02-2004
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I have a 15 week old GSD and i have read that many dogs go through two fear stages with the second one coming around 14 weeks. My puppy has gotten a ton of socialization and up until now he has be very solid, but recently he has started to display signs of fear when we are out. Should I stop going places for a couple weeks or will this just pass?
Hi Brian. My pup went through a similar experience. He was a very confident, outgoing social pup who was not fearful of anything or anyone and then one day (I don’t recall now the exact age) he started tail tucking when meeting new people. I didn’t hibernate him but I did not place him in situations where he would meet new people for about two or three weeks. And then as sudden as the behavior started, it stopped. I think it is best to avoid the fear inducer for a few weeks to prevent the possibility of the pup getting “locked” in that fear.
8 to 10 weeks of age
4 to 6 months of age
14 to 16 months of age (rare, but one to watch out for)
Just to make sure nothing major happens during those periods, even if your pup seems extremely unphased by anything. I had thought that the 14 to 16 months of age period was not that important because my dog whizzed through the first two stages without a hitch and was not phased by anything (jets flying low over the house, mulching of trees behind a hedge, you name it) Now she is afraid of the darnedest things like a telephone on the floor or a phone cord crossing her path....
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