Doesnt want to walk?

[GSD84]

Originally Posted by msvette2u

Best to keep puppy inside and on your own property. There's plenty of time for walks, once she's had more vaccinations. I'm a little surprised your breeder didn't explain this; even as a rescue we tell people this on their health forms plus verbalize it to them, especially a baby this young.

She probably did but there was so much info given to me and this being my first dog makes it hard to remember

[GSD84]

Originally Posted by BR870

Ummm... Because the single most important socialization phase is 8-16 weeks. If you wait until all vacs are done, you miss the most important socialization period.

I start taking out after the second round of shots. To me, it is worth the risk.

This is what I have read to..... And in regards to reading up, I have read about five or more books ontop of browsed this site, but I have never owned a dog before and its just so new to me.

[nitemares]

I've been dog sitting a very young pup (non gsd) and she just turned 8 weeks. yesterday i only worked on getting her out of the door. poor thing is terrified of leaving the apartment. i'm hoping by the time she's confident enough for a walk she'd have had all her shots.
But back to topic, what you're describing is pretty normal for an 8 week old pup. small dog big world.

[doggiedad]

she's only 8 weeks old. everything is new to her.
at 8 weeks old i played with my pup a lot
in the yard. to get him use to his collar
i put it on him when playing with him. i put it on
him when he was indoors sometimes. i only
put his collar on when i could watch him. i never leave his collar
on at any other time. keep playing with your pup.
take little walks in the begining. don't worry in the near
future it's going to be you who's tired of walking.

[MaggieRoseLee]

Originally Posted by GSD84

So isis is still very young. 8 weeks, but we go for walks at least twice a day. Every couple of steps she stops sits and whines. If I look away dont say anything, lightly tug the leash and move forward she continues on, then repeats the stopping and whining again a bit more down. Why is that? She will also only wall behind me. Is that cause she is scared?

When my puppies are so young, I don't leash walk them at all. Just take them loose in the yard (they stay right with me for the first few weeks). As they get older I still use the yard to poo/pee them, but for exercise I pack them in the car, take them to a NEW place, and then we walk/hike/socialize there.

I think they are strongly attached to 'home' much of the time when young so harder to get them to walk away. But when I pack them in the car and drive to a new place they do fine.

Glory B (11 wks) and Bretta Lee (5 yrs) Wildhaus Hiking at Toms Ck (PA) - YouTube

Glory B (11 wks) and Bretta Lee (5 yrs) Wildhaus Hiking at Toms Ck (PA) - YouTube

[GSD84]

Thanks everyone for all the advice!

[MY_AMAZING_ABBY]

MY B]DOG WON'T WALK PLEASE GIVE ME SOME ADVICEE!!!!!!!Hey how your doing everybody I have a question I just picked my new best friend Abby she's 15 weeks old she's akc registered German shepherd when I went to go get her she was really active with her mother when the breeder took her out the cage it wasn't that easy trying to take her away from the mother but anyways my question is that I'm concerned about her not walking due to being nervous or just sad cuz her mom is not around anymore how can i approach that the best way of making her feel better the first day I got Wich was yesterday she was reallyyyyy nervous I had to carry her out the Carr she wouldn't move at all i stayed with her all night she was still ner[/QUOTE]vous i gave her a bath today she eat at a lot and drank a lot of water but she won't budge shell stay in her place I tried taking her outside she wouldn't budge I had to carry her and out her in the yard so she can sniff around she didn't move at alll she was so nervous i stayed with her outside for about 20 minutes and then I took her back in she eat I fed her some treats fed her some food from my hand rubbing her put her in the crate she was playing in the crate I was playing with her teaching.g her yes and no commands with the treats but she would not move from where she sits at all and she seems sad all the time I just need some good opinions on what to do to make her more happy and to go outside on her own will so she can have some fun

[carmspack]

you are also up in Barrie , which I think has quite a bit of snow. Young pups are very poor in thermo regulation. Not only is the walk tiring (forced march) she is getting chilled to the core . Not good for health .
You could not have had her long at this point. So she is going through adjustments and stresses - change of "home", routine, food, water, growing. You don't want to over do it .
At this age her exercise should be self- selected , when and if she wants to . A pup of this age needs rest .
The day will come when you will be refusing to go further, you will head for the first park bench and sit down , but the dog wants to go and go go ...and go.

Carmen
Carmspack Working German Shepherd Dogs