Hello


my gsd of 2.5 years old in ALL throughout his puppy hood he has never showed ANY fear towards any person and always been extremely confident when meeting new people. But today I noticed something strange. There was a kid walking by the fence and my dog ran from the fence like he was terrified of the kid! The kid said whenever he goes by the fence my dog hides behind a bush. This is so crazy and strange how can a dog go from being totally normal and confident (had him evaluated by Arek working dog kennels here in Ontario) to fearful of kids at such an older age? I could not get my dog to go near the kid! This is the same dog that would take off and jump on kids slobber all over them whenever he got a chance. This dog has also met thousands of people and never once shown the least bit of fear or shyness even as a 10 week old puppy.


Whets wrong with my dog?

is your dog ever out in the yard unsupervised?

the most logical explanation is that some kid came by and threw a rock at him.

yes he is but someone is always home. Do you know how i can break him outa this?

I too, would wonder exactly what that kid is doing. I would make sure dog always supervised in yard. Also, if the kid comes by at a regular time, you hide & observe whats really going on.

Try him with other kids. Being fearfull of one kid doesnt make a dog unstable. There may be something about that kid. Maybe he pinched the dogs ear when it ran up and greeted him, maybe he throws things at him, maybe he teases him, etc. Id do as another poster suggestes and hide out a few times if you know the kid is comming. See what happens. If it is just the one kid though, you can be almost dead sure something happened.

Hello

The whole situation does not make sense because For the last while ive been taking him around all sorts of kids all sorts of size ages races and he he does not seem shy at all or the least bit nervous.

I took him on a walk at the sametime when the kids walk home from school and hes met hundreds of kids and hes totally normal some of them even pet him when he walks by he doesnt care at all. Ive also been taking him to the pet store he meets lots of kids some pet him some dont he has no reaction at all just kinda wags his tail and smiles. Just when a select few kids pass the fenced area he runs and hides behind a tree and watches from a distance EVEN after i approach the kid!

This is really ridiculous also because my dog probably weighs more then this kid and has a bigger head. Ive also been spying as much as i can seeing whenever a kid or someone crosses near the fence to see if they are doing anything. ITS A VERY PUBLIC PLACe, SO if someone was mistreating him lots of people would be able to see which is why its hard to understand.

SO far I have not caught anyone in the act of doing anything other then walking by. WHat would be the best thing to do if i did indeed catch someone? Tell them to come closer and then spray their eyes out with pepper spray <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />

1) Either that one kid hurt or scared your dog before (?)

2) Or the dog has developed an Idiopathic Phoebia (?)

3) Whatever the cause, I hope you never leave your dog
out in the front yard unattended, where he could become
involved in any more mysterious mischief.

There is also the possibility that it's just his age. All my teenaged GSD's had a few months during the 2nd year when they acted silly like that. In my case, I acted quietly & showed no reaction to whatever was spooking my dog. I don't know if that helped, or if they just grew out of it!