top left Dog Forums

Go Back   Puppy & Dog Forums > General Dog Forums > First Time Dog Owner and Basic Questions
DogForums.com Donates $200.00 to Dog Shelter!

First Time Dog Owner and Basic Questions This is where you can post if you are new to owning a pet dog. Your basic questions about house training and other simple subjects should be posted here.
Popular Threads: Non Shedding Dogs, Male Vs. Female Dogs, Cleaning Dog's Teeth


Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
Old 08-03-2008, 04:31 AM   #1
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 16
Cooto3s is on a distinguished road
I got myself a rumanian street dog

Well, It all started a few months ago. I was watching Animal Planet and I saw that commersial where they show short clips of dogs with a little text "abandoned" "abused" "neglected" So I decided to get myself one of them less fortunate dogs. So I bought a Rumanian street dog from www.daisyhope.se (Swedish site). Anyways, the dog is really sweet, he never barks and he never barks at other dogs or anything like that. He's also really shy. He's been beaten pretty badly at his old home (Noaks Arc) so every time I pet him he starts breathing heavily and gets pretty scared. He's also lying in the sofa 24/7 except when he's beeing fed or when were going outside. He allways looks really sad. What should I do? Will this pass? I've only had him a few days now
Cooto3s is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-03-2008, 11:33 AM   #2
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 268
Kathyy is on a distinguished road
Re: I got myself a rumanian street dog

That is wonderful! Dogs don't like being petted unless they have been handled from a young age. Your pup may not have been abused at all, I don't think street dogs get a lot of petting as puppies.

Try hand feeding and every time he comes to take a bite praise him. Choose a phrase or word and use it most of the time. If he will not eat from your hand then try tossing him kibble gently using your praise word when he approaches the food. Hand feeding is a great way to bond with a new dog, much better than petting if he doesn't like to be petted!

Give it time, it takes several months for new dogs and owners to figure each other out and become comfortable together.
Kathyy is online now   Reply With Quote
Advertisement
 
Advertisement
Sponsored links


To avoid seeing this ad in our forum please register at DogForums.com

By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features.
Reply

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are On


Dog Forums

dog sponsors





All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:57 AM.

dog forum - dog grooming forum - dog health forum - dog training forum - dog food forum

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
SEO by vBSEO 3.1.0
All Dog Forum Content © 2006 DogForums.comAd Management by RedTyger