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Hi,
I have a 7 month old puppy, a mix of australian shepherd, siberian husky, swiss shepherd, and bichon frise. He's about 50 lbs and getting neutered tomorrow, actually.
Overall, he is well trained. I've had him since 7 weeks and work from home so we are well bonded and I train consistently. He knows the basics (sit stay down), some 'fun' tricks (roll over, play dead), and will come when not too distracted. He did not 'come' at the dog park, so I stopped trying so he wouldn't learn he could just ignore me (was that a good idea?)
He is a overly friendly and loves everybody and everything. Which is great! But, at the dog park and at the dog beach he NEVER checks in. Once he is off the leash, he just says hi to EVERYBODY. Literally going from person to person and dog to dog. He won't ever come check in with me.
At the dog beach today it was very busy, and it was only his 2nd time there, so he was definitely overstimulated. When we let him off the leash, he started making his way down the beach and never looked back at us. Eventually, he got out of sight and I had to go get him and bring him back. He kept doing this every time.
I wanted to let him go to see if he would eventually return, but once he is out of sight I get nervous. Also, it just saddens me that he doesn't want to check in!!
Is this normal for a 7 month puppy? He is ridiculously friend which is great, but I feel like he loves everybody else just as much as he loves me!
Any advice?
sorry for the essay...
I have a 7 month old puppy, a mix of australian shepherd, siberian husky, swiss shepherd, and bichon frise. He's about 50 lbs and getting neutered tomorrow, actually.
Overall, he is well trained. I've had him since 7 weeks and work from home so we are well bonded and I train consistently. He knows the basics (sit stay down), some 'fun' tricks (roll over, play dead), and will come when not too distracted. He did not 'come' at the dog park, so I stopped trying so he wouldn't learn he could just ignore me (was that a good idea?)
He is a overly friendly and loves everybody and everything. Which is great! But, at the dog park and at the dog beach he NEVER checks in. Once he is off the leash, he just says hi to EVERYBODY. Literally going from person to person and dog to dog. He won't ever come check in with me.
At the dog beach today it was very busy, and it was only his 2nd time there, so he was definitely overstimulated. When we let him off the leash, he started making his way down the beach and never looked back at us. Eventually, he got out of sight and I had to go get him and bring him back. He kept doing this every time.
I wanted to let him go to see if he would eventually return, but once he is out of sight I get nervous. Also, it just saddens me that he doesn't want to check in!!
Is this normal for a 7 month puppy? He is ridiculously friend which is great, but I feel like he loves everybody else just as much as he loves me!
Any advice?
sorry for the essay...