Connie Sutherland wrote 01/14/2011 12:02 PM Re: Fearful Puppy [Re: TracyRoche ] #311816 - 01/14/2011 12:02 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Matter-of-fact handling, grooming, etc.., is so different from cuddling and snuggling, though .... "I'm not talking about whether you should expect a non-snuggly puppy to become snuggly. This is about a puppy being picked up, or handled in any way, and being relaxed about it." Yes. But there is no real similarity between procedures of any kind (at least with my dogs, my attitude) and snuggly-face stuff. JMO. I do get what you're saying, and I do a boatload of desensitizing to procedures of all kinds. You bring up a very important point about almost all young domesticated animals.
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TracyRoche wrote 01/14/2011 12:14 PM Re: Fearful Puppy [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #311818 - 01/14/2011 12:14 PM
TracyRoche Webboard User Reg: 06-30-2005 Posts: 252 Loc: Virginia Offline	I hear you, Connie. My big concern, after reading the intial post, is that the desire to "snuggle" a puppy that does not want to be snuggled, could teach it to do whatever is necessary to get away from/avoid a human grasp. This problem could morph into something much more serious than whether she will snuggle or not. If this was one of my puppies that I had sent out to someone, I'd be laying down the law right about now. LOL Tracy Tracy Roche VA
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Barbara Schuler wrote 01/14/2011 01:37 PM Re: Fearful Puppy [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #311829 - 01/14/2011 01:37 PM
Barbara Schuler Webboard User Reg: 01-15-2009 Posts: 5090 Loc: Lanexa Virginia Offline	Quote: Connie Sutherland JMO. I do get what you're saying, and I do a boatload of desensitizing to procedures of all kinds. You bring up a very important point about almost all young domesticated animals. And one I find marker training to be very helpful in accomplishing! Touching ears, paws, tummies, muzzles, etc...
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Barbara Schuler wrote 01/14/2011 01:38 PM Re: Fearful Puppy [Re: Vicky Merry ] #311830 - 01/14/2011 01:38 PM
Barbara Schuler Webboard User Reg: 01-15-2009 Posts: 5090 Loc: Lanexa Virginia Offline	Quote: Vicky Merry I got a puppy too from different parents and we have decided to train together ! I'd love to see a pic of these two little sharks together!
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