Subliminal dominance - shy Wolfdogs

Xhrista · 08-08-2002, 10:22

Hello what I can tell about shy Saarlooswolfhonden.

Most of the puppy's if a SWH are not shy before the age of 12 weeks,so
you can never say that you can keep the shy one .
My male was very shy the first years of his life,but since he is an
adult(the SWH is later as a TWH)he is very selfconfident.
I don't think it's good for the pup to go to the new owner at the age of
5 weeks.Most of the time it's the only dog in the house,so he will be
socialized to people but not to dogs,the only way to learn in the first
2 months is from other dogs.So he is for the work it can be good,but not
for being a familiedog and walk in the park.
I always told people with young dogs let the dog play with dogs of the
same breed,even if they are 5 or 6 months they are smarter than other
breeds ,so most of the time they win al the playing games and they learn
to win.

Christa

08-08-2002, 10:22	#18
Xhrista Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Borssele Posts: 426	Shy wolfdogs Hello what I can tell about shy Saarlooswolfhonden. Most of the puppy's if a SWH are not shy before the age of 12 weeks,so you can never say that you can keep the shy one . My male was very shy the first years of his life,but since he is an adult(the SWH is later as a TWH)he is very selfconfident. I don't think it's good for the pup to go to the new owner at the age of 5 weeks.Most of the time it's the only dog in the house,so he will be socialized to people but not to dogs,the only way to learn in the first 2 months is from other dogs.So he is for the work it can be good,but not for being a familiedog and walk in the park. I always told people with young dogs let the dog play with dogs of the same breed,even if they are 5 or 6 months they are smarter than other breeds ,so most of the time they win al the playing games and they learn to win. Christa