Its not only this even when other dogs barks near by he act the same. any suggestion or recommendation?
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sounds to me like your pup needs to build up his confidence. he is very young yet, so my recommendation would be to start taking him to many different places and to meet different people to socialize him for short periods of time. take treats along.
since he is so young yet you are going to have to reassure him constantly that things are ok...this will take some time, but he will eventually understand. you just have to make sure that each time you take him out it is a positive experience, because you don't want him to have a bad experience and leave a "scar" on him that he will remember and become fearful and possibly aggressive later on.
just my opinion...hope it helps.
When he starts shivering give him LOADS of praise.Tell him that its OK and that he's such a GOOD BOY!!
It might help to even turn him away from the direction of the noise.My 7 month Cocker used to be exactly the same.
Hope this helps! x
SOCIALIZE! This is the prime time to socialize a puppy. He is scared because he is young and is looking for protection. Just continue to praise him when around these thing that scare him. Take him near them often. After a bit he will relax and realize that it will not hurt him and he trusts you. Take your puppy every where you can. Taking him to a store like PetSmart or Petco is great for socializing because there are so many different things going on. ( Birds, other dogs on leashes, cats, people) This will help your dog become well rounded. We took our puppy to Starbucks and sat outside in the cafe area. It was great for her to see people come and go and cars and even learn not to beg. Be weary of dog parks as all dogs are off the leash and a lot of people dont care or are ignorant to the fact that they have an aggressive dog. They are very dangerous.
Another psychological problem. If that fear continues you're going to have aggression to deal with, it's the only way the dog can move out of that fear on it's own without some guidance.
That's where you come in. It's simple, and if you repeat it, there will be no further problem.
You have to have him face his fear, it's the only way for him, just like a human, to get over it and move on.
Go and sit on a curb with him on a leash. Make him know that you are in control, until he submits, ears back submitting to you. He has to read a calm energy off you, not anxious or fearful or "oh poor thing's scared". You are going to be in control then, not other way around like he's used to. He can't be scared then cause you won't let him.
Make him sit down on the leash, don't pay him attention but control him, don't let him get fixated on cars or dogs or anything that upsets him, he has to be attentive to YOU and read the right energy off you.
When a car passes, keep a close eye and give him the calmness you'd want to see. Don't let him run or freak. If he does pull him up on the leash and bring him back. You'll know when you've gotten it right cause he'll be calm.
You need to practice this while going on nice long walks with him. Same goes for the dogs, he has to be calm, and that he can ONLY get from you.
Good luck, but it's very achievable.
Everyone except Nightflight has given you good advice. You don't force a pup to face fears, because that can backfire on you. The only way to have a confident dog is to be confident yourself. But please don't force it to sit right beside the curb and face all these monsters coming towards him! What I personally do with all my pups is drive to a reasonably busy road, and sit on the back of the van with the pup on my knee. I just say things like "That's a big truck, isn't it?" in a confident, unbothered tone. I keep up this sort of drivel %26lt;g> all the time, while the pup sits on my knee and takes it all in. If you don't have a car, find yourself a place where you could sit with him reasonably, but not too, close to passing traffic. He'll soon get used to it. But it takes time and patience.
If he's not seeing a lot of dogs, then he's going to react to barking in an uncertain manner. If you can find someone with a nice, friendly dog he could play with for a short time, it will get him used to dogs. But in the meantime, just speak to him in a confident, upbeat manner, saying, "That's a big dog. You'll bark like that one day!!" (I'm always talking rubbish to my dogs! %26lt;bg>)
All the best.
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