Hey guys, I'm new to the forum, but I've been reading up on the stickies... and I need your help!
I got my puppy (half corgie, half german shepherd) from the Humane Society at 2.5mo of age. From the beginning, he loooved being in his crate and will ONLY come out when he needs to pee or poo (which he does on his puppy training pads).
At first, I thought it was just because he was traumatized by the puppy pound, but it's been a week and he still loves his crate to death (which is good) but is afraid of anything outside his crate. He won't even walk from my bedroom (where the crate is) to the living room because he's so scared! I can't even think about taking him outside because the couple times that I have, he gets SO scared that he either freezes up or tries to make a break for the bushes to hide.
Is this normal? I was kind of hoping for a more playful dog, but this one seems so afraid (or so comfortable in his crate?) that he won't come out and play! Any help, please?
And now that you've read all that, here are some pics
Notice there are no pics of him with his entire body outside the crate...
I got my puppy (half corgie, half german shepherd) from the Humane Society at 2.5mo of age. From the beginning, he loooved being in his crate and will ONLY come out when he needs to pee or poo (which he does on his puppy training pads).
At first, I thought it was just because he was traumatized by the puppy pound, but it's been a week and he still loves his crate to death (which is good) but is afraid of anything outside his crate. He won't even walk from my bedroom (where the crate is) to the living room because he's so scared! I can't even think about taking him outside because the couple times that I have, he gets SO scared that he either freezes up or tries to make a break for the bushes to hide.
Is this normal? I was kind of hoping for a more playful dog, but this one seems so afraid (or so comfortable in his crate?) that he won't come out and play! Any help, please?
And now that you've read all that, here are some pics
Notice there are no pics of him with his entire body outside the crate...