Hi! We have a 7 yd old Golden Retreiver (Boy) and a 5 month old Puppy Golden (Girl) that we have had for about 2 months. I trained our 7yr old and he just listens to everything I tell him. No so much with my wife, but sometimes. He looks at me like his master.
I am doing most of the training, disciplining, etc....I accidenatlly stepped on leg while she was eating. She is now timid, kinda scared when we I feed her, she waits for 15 plus minutes to see if the Ghost is clear to eat? Is it becuase I stepped on her? Plus, I had our windows open and had a good breeze coming in the house - I closed a door but the wind caught it and the door slammed. The puppy was right n ext to me and absolutely freaked out. I told her to come and that it was alright. She was very scared......Tail tucked and almost crawling to me. These events occured about 2-3 weeks ago. She licks me and jumps on me from time to time, but will sometimes hide behind a couch to see what I am doing, etc.....It seems when I ignore her, she acts normal. But when I get involved - she gets timid.
Any thoughts/suggestions? Is it becuase she is female and scared of my voice? My wife uses a deep tone in her voice when she says No and she gets timid.
Looking for help. I do not want her to be timid around me becuase I'll call her to come in the house after she goes potty in the backyard or plays and sometimes, not all the time, but a good 50% of the time, she wil not come to me. I have to go out and get her and again, tail tucked and scared?
I am doing most of the training, disciplining, etc....I accidenatlly stepped on leg while she was eating. She is now timid, kinda scared when we I feed her, she waits for 15 plus minutes to see if the Ghost is clear to eat? Is it becuase I stepped on her? Plus, I had our windows open and had a good breeze coming in the house - I closed a door but the wind caught it and the door slammed. The puppy was right n ext to me and absolutely freaked out. I told her to come and that it was alright. She was very scared......Tail tucked and almost crawling to me. These events occured about 2-3 weeks ago. She licks me and jumps on me from time to time, but will sometimes hide behind a couch to see what I am doing, etc.....It seems when I ignore her, she acts normal. But when I get involved - she gets timid.
Any thoughts/suggestions? Is it becuase she is female and scared of my voice? My wife uses a deep tone in her voice when she says No and she gets timid.
Looking for help. I do not want her to be timid around me becuase I'll call her to come in the house after she goes potty in the backyard or plays and sometimes, not all the time, but a good 50% of the time, she wil not come to me. I have to go out and get her and again, tail tucked and scared?