![]() ![]() But it took her jedi-like skills to make it happen and in doing so, she created an entire protocol for helping dogs get over fear.)įind the Right Breeder, Get the Right Puppy Therefore, where you get your puppy matters a ton. Not a place or a procedure for a young puppy to learn the world is safe and wonderful.īasically, much of how your puppy will turn out is determined before you even take your puppy home. Genetics: Peanut’s mother was so fear-aggressive, the shelter had to euthanize her.Ĭhemical Stress in Utero: Peanut’s mother lived in presumably not-so-nice conditions when Peanut was in-utero – this stress affects the development of all the puppies she was carrying.Įnvironmental Stress: From eight weeks to ten weeks, during a critical developmental period where puppies start becoming aware of danger, his entire litter was exposed to a building full of fearful dogs, and he was also neutered at eight weeks old. The problems began before Peanut was even born. She used systematic desensitization and classical counter-conditioning to try to help Peanut get over his fears. ![]() How could this be? She was a professional dog trainer, and she took him to two six-week puppy classes and two six-week adolescent dog classes. Peanut ended up being severely dog and people reactive. She rescued Peanut from the shelter at ten weeks old. Grisha Stewart, her in book, Behavior Adjustment Training, talks about her own dog, Peanut. What Happens Before 8 Weeks Matters a Ton We’ll get them at 8 weeks old and do a great job at socializing them and training them, and live happily ever after, right? They were just raised by people who got two dogs together and made a litter. Other than the animal rights aspects of this ( see horrible puppy mill video here) why should anyone care? These backyard bred puppies weren’t abused at all. If you didn’t have to actually apply and go through a selection process to get your puppy.If you answered an advertisement on Kijiji, you got a back yard breeder puppy.If you bought your puppy from the window of a pet store, you definitely got a puppy mill puppy.If you bought your puppy online with a credit card from a web site that sounds like “” or “”, you probably got a puppy mill puppy.I broke it to them and said they had basically visited a back yard breeder/puppy mill operation. They had the good sense not to make an impulse decision, so instead they went home and emailed and asked what I thought. They could take the puppies home right away if they wanted.There were two unsold 6 month old puppies on the premises and they were CRAZY.The litter of puppies was living in a shed in the backyard.They recently found a breeder that was selling Golden Doodles (Golden Retriever/Poodle crosses) online and they had went to visit the breeder to see the puppies. They wanted some tips and also some feedback. A couple of months ago I got an email from friends saying they had been thinking about it, and they wanted to get a puppy.
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