Help Puppy dont like women????

[angiediggan]

We just got a almost 5 mth old female GSD last week and she is a little scared. when i call for her she runs up stairs or to the couch in the other room and if i sit by her and pet her a little bit she will get up and walk away most of the time. she is very timid and shy....she dont play she just lays around most of the day but sometimes she will get excited when i bring her in or when we go up to bed she will wag her tail and go to my bf for attention everytime she seems happy. he has gotten her to run around the house and play with him a few times for a second and she wags her tail sometimes around him but if i try to play with her or pet her she runs behind him or to the room he is in. another thing is the first few days we had her she lightly growled at our daughter and the cat but would stop right away when we firmly told her no and that corrected it each time and since then we have had our daughter around her supervised and without any issues and she pays almost no attention to the cat but last night she lightly growled at me and today my bf was taking her outside and she lightly growled at our niece who is around the same age as our daughter but always stopped as soon as we said "NO". she has never tried to bite or even nip but the growling even light growling makes me nervous for the kids you cant be too careful. She took treats the first day or 2 from us but now she dont eat the same treats she just liked? Is that because of teething? she is loosing a few pup teeth here and there. The person we got her from said that she was underfed and not socialized enough at the breeders where she got her from. The lady who we got her from said that she was scared of her 2 boxers to the point where she would hide behind the couch unless the dogs were crated so she had to get rid of her but they only had her about a wk.....Is my puppy scared of women in general? she has only growled at women. I train with her an equal amount as much as my bf and she listens to me...but never shows affection to me at all its like she is scared of me or dont like me.. what can i do? should i be worried?

[carmspack]

more structure
lower expectations
less freedom
dog is over whelmed and insecure
you've had her for one week and she is starting the thaw
manage the meet and greets to be positive not ending with a correction

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[Bigdogsolo]

As Carman says above, your expectations for just one week of ownership is too high.
Many would say that it would take at least 30 days to form a bond.
During that time, you might try to just "get to know each other" and not put so many demands on a pup who seems insecure.
Use it to build trust and structure. She may not eat as you wish, but that will fix itself too.

This is what I found to work on my girl who was 7 mos when I got her from Breeder. You may be surprised how things may change with a little time.

[MaggieRoseLee]

Time

TREATS

Scheduling

FUN FUN FUN

You 'working' on playing with your pup w/o the boyfriend around?

Most important part of training is ---> Engagement - Key to Training

[angiediggan]

Yea i try to play with her when he is not around and she seems scared a little. i will give it time i have hope that Karma "pups name" will come around she is very kind hearted we went to the pet store today for new toys and she met a few nice people that work there and even a customer all were females and she had no problems with them petting her! she was calm a little scared though but in time i see that vanishing

[angiediggan]

and also thanks for the advice it gave me hope!

[studio1one]

Angie, I strongly recommend you get a DVD or the book by a dog behaviourist called Turid Rugass. She will teach you the body language you need to use to make her feel unintimidated and calm around you. You can also use the signals to make her calm around other people once she trusts you.

here is a short extract from youtube

Turid Rugaas Calming Signals DVD - YouTube

Turid Rugaas Calming Signals DVD - YouTube