Sentences with phrase «dominant puppy»

Supervised puppy play groups and puppy kindergarden classes may also be helpful, provided that bigger, more dominant puppies are not allowed to bully or intimidate the more timid ones.

A very shy puppy will not do well in a noisy household with small children, just as a very dominant puppy won't flourish in a sedate, senior citizen household.

That is why is is silly to be worrying about a dominant puppy... the puppy is a brat that needs training, not force.

The breeder can tone down a dominant puppy or increase the confidence of a submissive puppy through socialization of the litter.

a submissive puppy that has never walked on a surface other than a concrete kennel floor will probably be fearful of other surfaces, and a dominant puppy may be nippy with children if not taught at an early age to respect short people with high - pitched voices.

The recipient may not know how to work with and train a dominant puppy, whereas a submissive puppy needs an entirely different handler.

A dominant puppy can, out of nowhere, stop responding to learned basic commands, even if they are as simple as «Come,» «Sit» or «Stay.»

If he fights you, you're looking at either one of the dominant puppies in the litter (the belly - up posture is a submission gesture) or one of the less trustful ones.

A puppy who is Calm is your best choice, an overly independent and dominant puppy will be harder to train, an overly submissive puppy will tend to be a little quieter around the home and shy in social situations.

If you are seriously thinking you are dealing with a dominant puppy or dog, I ask you to re-think it over and look what important associations have to says.

Some breeders recommend never placing the dominant puppy in the litter in homes with children.

For example, the responsible breeder of a guardian breed would choose a mild - mannered puppy for the first - time owner of the breed, an attentive puppy for a future in the obedience ring, or a dominant puppy for an experienced owner who can handle a challenge.

This often leads to the emails we get from frustrated puppy owners who mistakenly think they have a dominant puppy when in fact all they have is a very nice pup with a lot of drive that has not had its drive managed correctly.

Dealing with a nippy dog when you remember your old family Collie as perfect or teaching a dominant puppy to obey when the Buddy of your early years was a perfect gentleman can definitely put a kink in the relationship.

People should bypass the shiest puppy in a litter as well as the dominant puppy, which may turn out to be aggressive.

If your answer is «yes» to these questions, you may have a bossy or dominant puppy.