my puppy won't let anybody take the leash unless it's a member of the family

Helios · 09-02-2010, 04:04 PM

I've a 5mo GSD which I usually take out for a walk with my mom or sister, i've noticed that he won't move if anybody else takes the leash unless it's my sister/mother (he would careless about my dad

) and if the person keeps trying to walk him away from me he'll start pushing the opposite..
I don't know if It's a temporal behavior because of his age, or if it's a bad one.

Somepople've told me that it's not a good behavior, that he's a Gsd thus he shouldn't act like that.
My mother's friend once met him and the first thing he tried to do was that..
He told me that it's a bad behavior that i should stop overprocteting him, blablabla ..

Now I wonder, is it a good/bad/temporal behavior?

Elaine · 09-02-2010, 04:09 PM

It's normal behavior, but not something you should encourage. My own dogs don't like to be handed off to someone else, but they do go with them after a minute once they are convinced they have to.

Jax08 · 09-02-2010, 04:15 PM

I think it's normal. He's a puppy and some stranger walks up and takes him...he's scared.

I went through this with Jax. ONly she would SCREAM like someone was killing her when I walked away. So I left her with everyone I trusted. Eventually, they get accept it. She will still, almost 3 years later, intensely watch the spot where I disappeared.

Helios · 09-02-2010, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Elaine

It's normal behavior, but not something you should encourage. My own dogs don't like to be handed off to someone else, but they do go with them after a minute once they are convinced they have to.

Thanks

. I haven't encouraged it. If someone else takes the leash the only way to make him walk with that person is me going right in front of him.

Helios · 09-02-2010, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Jax08

I think it's normal. He's a puppy and some stranger walks up and takes him...he's scared.

I went through this with Jax. ONly she would SCREAM like someone was killing her when I walked away. So I left her with everyone I trusted. Eventually, they get accept it. She will still, almost 3 years later, intensely watch the spot where I disappeared.

Yea..when he was younger he'd do that.. Now if i walk away from him and someone is not letting him come with me, he'd try everything to get away with it.

If I walk , he walks, he's like my shadow

LaRen616 · 09-02-2010, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Helios

Yea..when he was younger he'd do that.. Now if i walk away from him and someone is not letting him come with me, he'd try everything to get away with it.

If I walk , he walks, he's like my shadow

Exactly how my Sinister is, he freaks if I walk away from him. Even if I am still in his view and I haven't even been gone a minute he greats me when I come back as though I've been gone for weeks.

Jax08 · 09-02-2010, 04:30 PM

Instead of making him walk with someone he doesn't know, why don't you just let him get comfortable with the idea of someone else having the leash. Once he's over that then work on walking him. Give him lots of praise for even one step forward.

Helios · 09-02-2010, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by LaRen616

Exactly how my Sinister is, he freaks if I walk away from him. Even if I am still in his view and I haven't even been gone a minute he greats me when I come back as though I've been gone for weeks.

Helios does the same thing

Helios · 09-02-2010, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Jax08

Instead of making him walk with someone he doesn't know, why don't you just let him get comfortable with the idea of someone else having the leash. Once he's over that then work on walking him. Give him lots of praise for even one step forward.

It's not that I like the idea of someone he doesn't know walking him

and even more in my country..:/
I just wanted to know whether or not it was a bad behavior

But thanks for the tip

Jax08 · 09-02-2010, 04:41 PM

But it is a good idea that someone else can take him. DD got thrown from her horse, hurt her arm, while at the stables. I had to hand Jax off to the stable owner to take DD to the ER. The stable owner had her for hours, kept her in the stable while she continued to work.

Your dog needs to be well socialized so that in emergencies, if he gets lost, etc. that others can handle him.

09-02-2010, 04:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
Helios Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Venezuela Posts: 263	my puppy won't let anybody take the leash unless it's a member of the family I've a 5mo GSD which I usually take out for a walk with my mom or sister, i've noticed that he won't move if anybody else takes the leash unless it's my sister/mother (he would careless about my dad ) and if the person keeps trying to walk him away from me he'll start pushing the opposite.. I don't know if It's a temporal behavior because of his age, or if it's a bad one. Somepople've told me that it's not a good behavior, that he's a Gsd thus he shouldn't act like that. My mother's friend once met him and the first thing he tried to do was that.. He told me that it's a bad behavior that i should stop overprocteting him, blablabla .. Now I wonder, is it a good/bad/temporal behavior? Last edited by Helios; 09-02-2010 at 04:09 PM. Reason: typos

09-02-2010, 04:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
Elaine Crowned Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,543	It's normal behavior, but not something you should encourage. My own dogs don't like to be handed off to someone else, but they do go with them after a minute once they are convinced they have to. __________________ Elaine and the herd

09-02-2010, 04:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jax08 Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NNE PA Posts: 12,791	I think it's normal. He's a puppy and some stranger walks up and takes him...he's scared. I went through this with Jax. ONly she would SCREAM like someone was killing her when I walked away. So I left her with everyone I trusted. Eventually, they get accept it. She will still, almost 3 years later, intensely watch the spot where I disappeared.

09-02-2010, 04:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
Jax08 Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NNE PA Posts: 12,791	Instead of making him walk with someone he doesn't know, why don't you just let him get comfortable with the idea of someone else having the leash. Once he's over that then work on walking him. Give him lots of praise for even one step forward.

09-02-2010, 04:41 PM	#10 (permalink)
Jax08 Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NNE PA Posts: 12,791	But it is a good idea that someone else can take him. DD got thrown from her horse, hurt her arm, while at the stables. I had to hand Jax off to the stable owner to take DD to the ER. The stable owner had her for hours, kept her in the stable while she continued to work. Your dog needs to be well socialized so that in emergencies, if he gets lost, etc. that others can handle him.

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