Another Spooky Doggy!

I believe I've made a bad decision with my livestock. I thought if all else failed I could chance things.7 months later and nothing has changed. Bought a stubborn spooky female and can't seem to bring the happiness out of her. Since I purchased her she hasn't changed much.

Its almost like plucking rose peddles "she loves me...she loves me not.

How do you guys handle these bipolar a$$ dogs...?
The more i try the more she seems to resist me..
Right now the only thing she wants to be around r dogs...
She's going on 16 months shy, scary, skittish, spooky, at times... Until upset.

Let me try to give an example
I come out back, if I come to her first she acts as if I'm a stranger
I have to reel her in at times. If I go to another dog first, she clowns like hell till I come to her, all the while running from me.

I knew she had not been socialized but figured I could change her. I'm beginning to think I can't teach this pup new tricks. I'm thinking she is a loner. Just doesn't want to be bothered.

Can anyone give me some suggestions how to handle her in thinking cull her, just don't wanna give up..

 

Sounds good treezpitz I don't wanna give up. I think I'm gonna give her special attention... I'm thinking I should bring her in the house. I have to gain her trust I see.

 

Don't I mean don't force her to socialize with you....we had a female like that and all we did was ignore her feed her give her water clean up behind her but never forced ourselves on her she came around in time but you can't make a dog do anything just let her be herself is the best advice I can give you

 

Bring her inside and make sure she has her own space such as a crate in a quiet part of the house she can retire to when she wants to get away and feel safe.

Have you tried feeding her by hand? She should start to realise good things happen when she interacts with you. Some dogs are just more independent and introverted the same as some people are more outgoing than others.

Try not to overwhelm her with too much fuss at first maybe get her used to being crated and just observing being near you whilst feeling safe. It's worth a try and you have nothing to lose.

You could try the "2 week shutdown method" (google it) for introducing new dogs, starting on a clean slate as if you have just acquired her.

 

At this point I think its best that I give her space. She in the house just to herself like she's about to drop.lol Frank I thought about that but before I go that route I wanna build some type of trust...it has certainly crossed my mind. I gonna try separating her for a couple of months to see if she improves. What gets me is 1 minute she can be cool, then the very next she acts like she doesn't know me. Then I pet another dog and shed all over me.

I understand the individuality of these dogs, just haven't had this kind of personality on my yard... Even the weirdest can't match her.
I'm beginning to think it hereditary. I will continue to work on her as for now i except the challenge. Maybe she's a loner only time will tell. Thanks game-dog community for your responses, they will be taken into consideration.

 

I have a spooky dog that is almost three. I do a lot of hand walking and she has come a long long way from what she use to be. With dogs like that, the only thing that works is patience, and it takes a lot. The dog I have is very confident if she has something in front of her that she wants but the wide open world sometimes throws her off. I've learned that my calmness makes a big difference too if I get annoyed she won't get her confidence back.

 

I'm beginning to wonder if she likes me. I picked her because out of the offerings because she came to me smiling. Every since I brought her home its been direct opposite. I come to her on squatted legs, she runs away. I bring food she looks at me hard runs away until I leave then she eats. Its like i have a stolen dog on my yard almost embarrising to show. I can't touch her until she sees me with another dog, at this point she will kick dirt bite roots....wake up the dead raising hell. Then I come to her and she's ready. Like I said I understand the individuality of each dog but this is a bit different.

 

Since i was a very young child Ive been captivated by animals inneractions with humans and have studied alot of individual bulldogs behavior traits...
With that being said, Ive learned alot but far from understanding what I want to learn... I have stayed on good size yard and evaluted the manbiters on the perimeters as gaurd dogs and the submissive type that roll over and smile looking for a belly rub, I though I knew alot but learned everydog is an individual and needs to be tended to in that manor if you want to achieve the best success...

We had a daughter of banjo that was on a single person to person bases and she didnt like most, they loved the girls and accompinird them in some highschool pictures that were in the year book with a smile that would make you believe she wasnt going eat the cameraman, lol...
If she didnt like you, she wouldnt let you on her spot at all, i guesss the banjo dogs were a bit weary on a whole so we bred her to and outgoing male from a simiar outgoing linage and most were okay but the little silver fox we called her as she acted like a little fight or flight fox, but was very sly when need be...
She would only feel comfortable coming up from behind and letting you pet her, she was wierd about face to face inneraction...
Many of time she was almost culled for her skittish behavior that was worse than her mothers who was more protective of starngers...
She was defiantly bi polar and a group of us tried alot of different traing tatics with the same conclussion...
Mostly weary but would lick your hand everytime you dropped her food, hated starngers also but she almost got it when my nephew thought she was like the rest of our dog and cornered her into what looked to be cornered lion with an injured paw, lukily we interveaned..

The point is some are off in the head and are for speacial owners who maybe arent so off in the head as the outcome can be crucial...

We had a male that seemed to only liked women, so thats were he went...

ALL GOOD ADVICE, RobertoSilvias advice works great on some but not bi polar as we tried the two week shut down method with the silver fox, but dont rule it out...
Sometimes bringing them in the house and speacial treatment is key as Treez mentioned but maybe use another calm dog with her...
Staubs advice of calmness is key, almost forget shes thier and let her come to you, let her observe you with the others and maybe reprogram her...
Sounds like your on the right path, keep trying to work with her and using an older dog with a calm dispisition works wonders, apparently with chettahs also...
If all else fails, you might need to give that dog away to a new owner whos dealt with those dogs and let them deal with her, sometimes being spooky
enough to bite a human might be reason enough to put the dog down to avoid any problems...
Taking any dog on is a responsibility that we must take on our own and make the best decision isnt always the easiest...

Kumbali and Kago, Cheetah Cub Puppy Friendship - YouTube

Cheetah and dog friends celebrate anniversary together at Busch Gardens Tampa - YouTube

on another note, they say el chapo is racing cheetahs... I wonder how they make them run, spook them or preydrive like the dogs, after that video i wonder if they use the dogs to teach them, lol...

 

Nice read Pistola, I think I will deal with her as she allows me. When she's ready to interact, I will pour it on. When she doesn't want to be bothered i will ignore her, while making sure the necessities are met. I try not to be superstitious but me and black dogs rarely make it... I have the worst luck with them...this is not a color selection deal...just saying. All the while I may need to adapt to her personality, and let her be. After all she is still young.

On a quick note my partner was dropping by, first time over. I was in back and told him on the phone just come through the back yard. She was on a stackout and as he approached from out of nowhere... She showed no fear,calm as could be looking at him as he begin to talk...most clown like godzilla..until they see my approval. I admit I liked it. So I take it she has some sense...I hope.

Also I think the 1 on 1 is ok but it seems she would rather be with the dogs in the woods. When I bring her outside or take her out of the kennel she wants to go to them. In just gonna try to get to know her better.. If all else fails I will place in the hand of a more experienced person or deal with the fact she's bipolar...some just are. As long as she doesn't show signs of fear biting i'm ok.

 

Had a Patrick/colby male who's daughter was put to death by a Judge after killing 2 neighborhood dogs by accident.
The male Never EVER barked, and would Drool whenever I petted him. I tried working with him for a year.
In the house, hand walking, ect ect. He's GONE.

 

I can say she is getting a tad better... A placed her in the above ground kennel and when I approach her now the tails waging and hitting walls hard ....I love it.. I noticed she is weary of objects in hand or sudden movements. All in all I accept the challenge of dealing with her. The calmer I am around her the better she is.. I think she will come around in time.

 

I have a female that was just like that when I got her, she was 11 months when I got her and she was scared of everything, even the sound of her chain would scare her but I just stayed patient with her and treated her like my other dogs, it's been about 6 months now and she loves the hell out of me, I can't even hardly feed her cause she's so energetic and jumping on me. The only problem now is I can't get her to get in her house, I think it's the sound of the chain on the house that scares her, she's also still a lil skiddish when I walk her unless she tryin to get at something. I do however remember a dog my uncle had who was skiddish his whole life,