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Baxter Tiberius
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So Baxter was REALLY socialized as a little puppy (flew with me across the country, went to san diego, phoenix, stayed with friends, parks, did everything).
But as he's hitting 6 months now, not only is he becoming afraid of everything (segueys, mothers pushing strollers, tables outdoors with tablecloths waving wildly in the wind, ) but he barks at all of these things nonstop like crazy.
Even in my house, if I bring a big box into the room he will flip out, and bark at it nonstop until I remove the box. Same with groceries. A small step ladder with 2 steps, he runs out of the room in terror after barking. A large ladder, - just sit it in the living room and he flips out barking like crazy. I don't want this to continue long term.
Is this just an issue of needing to get him out more, to be around these things? Is this just a phase? Or is this something that may get worse and needs training to stop?
For some reason it makes me depressed that he is so terrified and skittish. I don't want him to be that way. I can't even get him to come into the hallway with me to take out the garbage. When he was a tiny little thing, he would come tumbling out down the hall without a care in the world.
Now, if I manage to get him to come out, the second I drop the bag into the garbage shute, he turns and runs like hell for his very life, back to my apartment. That just doesn't seem normal to me. Something seems wrong. He was far more bold and confident when he was tiny.
But as he's hitting 6 months now, not only is he becoming afraid of everything (segueys, mothers pushing strollers, tables outdoors with tablecloths waving wildly in the wind, ) but he barks at all of these things nonstop like crazy.
Even in my house, if I bring a big box into the room he will flip out, and bark at it nonstop until I remove the box. Same with groceries. A small step ladder with 2 steps, he runs out of the room in terror after barking. A large ladder, - just sit it in the living room and he flips out barking like crazy. I don't want this to continue long term.
Is this just an issue of needing to get him out more, to be around these things? Is this just a phase? Or is this something that may get worse and needs training to stop?
For some reason it makes me depressed that he is so terrified and skittish. I don't want him to be that way. I can't even get him to come into the hallway with me to take out the garbage. When he was a tiny little thing, he would come tumbling out down the hall without a care in the world.
Now, if I manage to get him to come out, the second I drop the bag into the garbage shute, he turns and runs like hell for his very life, back to my apartment. That just doesn't seem normal to me. Something seems wrong. He was far more bold and confident when he was tiny.