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I have a 1-year-old Labrador Retriever, my second from the same breeder. service dogs Signs of pregnancy in dogs. She is a healthy dog from a good line, but has recently developed an unusual fear of strangers, mostly males, bicycles and crowded sidewalks. From a young pup, she has been walked on busy urban streets with lots of traffic, both vehicular and pedestrian, with no problems or signs of fear. At approximately 8 months, she started to show fear of strange men outside of my home. service dogs Sheltie puppies. This then developed into fear of any stranger, male or female, as well as bicycles, stroller or busy sidewalks. She cowers, puts her tail between her legs and tries to run away. Only recently has she shown any signs of aggression, but she has barked occasionally and growled twice at strangers. service dogs Excessive barking. (Normally she does not bark at all) When crossing at an intersection when other pedestrians are crossing from the other side, she frequently freezes and I need to drag her to the sidewalk. When leaving my condominium, she frequently looks up at the ceiling as if something up there is going to attack her. She runs to the door when we enter the building, and if allowed to will flee when she sees a stranger in the hallway. I live alone and do not have a lot of company. Some have suggested that a construction worker in my building may have unintentionally frightened her during a fear period when she as home along in her crate. I suspect this is possible but do not know this for sure. I'm afraid that over time she'll turn more aggressive if I can't help her to overcome her fearfulness. Please help. Kathleen MansfieldANSWER:Your dog is a product of poor genetics and bad breeding. This is not meant as a slam on you, and not necessarily on your breeder. If the litter was the first litter from these parents it could have been an honest mistake. If it was a repeat breeding then the breeder is at fault. These kinds of dogs only respond to obedience training. They find comfort in doing what is expected from them. They need to understand that there IS NO OPTION - they must mind and they will get copious amounts of praise when they do respond to commands that they know and understand. The concept is that these weak nerves dogs must fear the results of not minding more than it fears the boogie men in their head. They also need to know that of they obey commands they will get praised. To TopQUESTION:I have a 10-month-old Beagle puppy.
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