[nagdu] Protectiveness in shepherds

[Vivianna]

neither of my GSD’s were what i would consider over-protective.  protective, yes, overly so, no.
why would i ever want to let random folks come and pet my guide?  i wouldn’t.
so, no, i disagree that one needs to get random strangers to pet your dog.
sorry but, i don’t even let my friends play with or pet my dog.  lol.
i play with my dog a lot.  she does not solicit attention from others.
and, even at 5 and a half, she has loads of energy.  playing with her toys, moving about the house, etc.  she is super eager to work and needs lots of it.  if i don’t work her for, 2 days, for example, the next time we go out she is pretty wound up.  heh.

as for testing, i think that all dogs do this.  this shepherd was creative about it though.  after i had her for about 5 months, one day, she decided she would not go right.  nope, not for anything would she go right.  right, nope.  sit, stand, right, still nope.  drop harness turn myself right, pick up harness, forward, good to go.  left left left, makes a right, no problem.
this went on for about 2 weeks.  then, one day, rights were fine again.
weird.  very frustrating.  i just waited her out.  

Vivianna
	
On Nov 27, 2014, at 9:50 AM, Dan Weiner via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> In other words, the shepherd needed more socillization?
> Could he have not been sufficiently socilized as a pup and during training
> or had this developed later?
> 
> Dan
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
> via nagdu
> Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2014 9:48 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [nagdu] Protectiveness in shepherds
> 
> My trainer Sue had what I thought was an interesting idea on how to prevent
> overprotectiveness in shepherds.  She had a student whose dog was developing
> such tendencies, and she advised him to let people at his office or church
> come up, say Hi, pat the dog once, and go on their way.  She thought, if I
> understand it, that regular contact with relative strangers would help it to
> not regard them as threatening.  She said it worked for that student.  She
> also said it probably wouldn't work for a retriever, since they usually
> regard the whole world as friends.  One of my classmates was having trouble
> with an overprotective shepherd, and other instructors also advised this
> method, although in her case it didn't work.  I'm just putting it out as an
> interesting idea.
> Tracy
> 
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