precious first walk in the outside
Tonight we went to the vets and had her last vaccination so because of the one she had previous that had a 4 week gap the vet said I could take her our but just stay away from parks fields etc so I was so excited couldn't wait to get her home and out as soon as I walk out from the vets room we came face to face with another dog a boy did she go straight into attack mode my other half tryed to snap her out of it but she had gone crazy at this time i just want to get her out of the vets so got her home and let her calm down then when out on our walk and my god was it hard work she was al over the place I have to remember she's not been out side before she acted how she did when she met my dogs attack mode but even worse she went crazy at every person that tryed to come near us every bike bus car she was also terrified the more I tryed to shout no and grab hold of her it just made her worse the noise she makes sounds like she's a killer dog son rang my partner to bring me chaos as he's a very calm layed back dog walks fantastic but it didn't make much difference if anything seeing her tge way she was had him in a different zone as he was getting not good vibes off her it took me 3 hrs to do a 45 min walk and I was really stressed when I got back which didn't help I know she was frightened also but I was concerned if she would of actually bite someone or was she all mouth I think she would of bit has anyone pinned there dog in public because I know probably that's what I needed to do cause pulling and shouting no I even waked her butt it made no difference just wondering how people what react to seeing me wrestling with my dog on the floor .
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It was hard for about three months. I bought a pair of leather gloves because my hands had become raw and blistered from fighting with the leash. Lots of practice, consistent discipline and routine, and Precious will be just like your other dogs.
It sounds like it may have been very overwhelming for her and your stress and grabbing and shouting won't help either. You need to do this more slowly. Stick with trees and grass and things that are less scary before you step up to people, cars, and other dogs. My dog played by herself till she was 4 months old, then we went to a very large grassy dog park where she was really only near one dog at a time. She also spent a lot of time exploring the courtyard in our complex, giving her the opportunity to gain some confidence on her own.
exiled may have some great advice for you. Shorter walks more frequently. Lower your own stress level. Don't force anything. Precious will get there eventually.
When he was no longer pulling to smell something new, he started to walk better and the new sounds were less frightening. He doesn't even notice cars zooming by or bikes. He doesn't even sniff much stuff any longer. Now, he pretty much acts like the sidewalk is a show ring and he's the hottest dog in the neighborhood.