Kayla2
Well-Known Member
So a long story short one of my close friends is splitting up with her boyfriend and moving back in with her parents. Me and another friend are going to be renting the house that she is moving out of. The only thing is that she has a dog that she cannot take with her because her mother is terrified of dogs. This dog is only about a year old, he is a mix of many things but mostly a pit bull and has the looks of a pit bull. He hasnt been socialized with other dogs or people since he was a pup and he is VERY hyper with new people.... Since she can't take the dog with her we offered to sort of foster him/keep him.
The neighbours have already called the police because they saw him on the property line and got scared when he went to check them out. He also jumps. When he got loose the owner thinks the neighbours hit him because she heard him yelping and whimpering on her way down the driveway looking for him. So according to the animal control, if the dog is to go outside even if he is tied he has to be wearing a muzzle at all times. (I have to look into this because its not fair to a dog who has never bit anybody)
Once he gets to know a person he calms down quite a bit.
So I am not nervous about the dog because he is really sweet, but how do you go about socializing a dog that people are afraid of? Does neutering help with anything like being hyper/nervousness in dogs?
What other things could help in socializing? Obedience training is probably not an option as I cannot afford i and I dont believe the original owner can either.
He also really picks up on people who are scared or anxious of him.
So this turned into a long post but I just hope other people can make me feel better for agreeing to help out.
The neighbours have already called the police because they saw him on the property line and got scared when he went to check them out. He also jumps. When he got loose the owner thinks the neighbours hit him because she heard him yelping and whimpering on her way down the driveway looking for him. So according to the animal control, if the dog is to go outside even if he is tied he has to be wearing a muzzle at all times. (I have to look into this because its not fair to a dog who has never bit anybody)
Once he gets to know a person he calms down quite a bit.
So I am not nervous about the dog because he is really sweet, but how do you go about socializing a dog that people are afraid of? Does neutering help with anything like being hyper/nervousness in dogs?
What other things could help in socializing? Obedience training is probably not an option as I cannot afford i and I dont believe the original owner can either.
He also really picks up on people who are scared or anxious of him.
So this turned into a long post but I just hope other people can make me feel better for agreeing to help out.