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piwoodhouse	May 12 2009, 01:28 PM
Total Gas Bag! Posts: 3,970 Group: Full Members Member #282 Joined: August 18, 2006	Think I may have misunderstood part of your post - thought it was your friend who had fallen asleep, not the 5 yr old she was looking after. Sorry about that! His behaviour would seem to indicate either a fear or dislike of young children, maybe it's the unpredictable movements they make? If so, a baby gate could be the answer, so neither party feels threatened but can observe each other from a same distance. Even though he's missed out on puppy socialisation, l'd look at obedience classes. At the one I go to there are lots of adult dogs getting their first proper taste of learning acceptable behaviours around other people and other dogs. One of them is a 7 yr staffie who has significant issues with aggression. He started off wearing a muzzle and the owner brings along a friend who walks alongside with one of those DAP diffusers and he has made obvious progress, to the extent that last week he did the whole class unmuzzled. Dog training clubs nowadays welcome "problem" dogs and I'm sure your friend would find the environment a supportive one. And if he has issues with other dogs, you can one of two ways: one is to keep him apart from them as much as possible which is completely at odds with his history as a pack animal and the other is to have him learn that mixing with other dogs can be a positive and happy experience. Edited by piwoodhouse, May 12 2009, 01:30 PM.


Help needed for my friend, please · Training & Behaviour