we brought home our mini Labradoodle last week and she's been with us for 5 days. we love her but
we are all concerned at how timid and fearful she is. In fact, there was absolutely no "tail wagging" when she met the kids. Understandably, it takes time adjusting to a new home but after 5 days her lack of enthusiasm seems out of the ordinary for a typical 8 week old puppy. She is so apprehensive that she will not walk out of the family room to any other area of the house and we have done everything (treats, calm reassuring voice, toys, etc) to gently coax her. She will not walk on concrete and is extremely hesitant to walk on hardwood. When she is awake, often times she will just sit there and observe and when you walk into the room to greet her there is no excitement in her temperament or "happy puppy greeting" Feeding also requires a fair bit of coaxing...introducing kibble with our hand and then leading her to the bowl which she will only eat 1/2 of what's there, the remainder has to be placed on the floor in front of her.
is it time to panic?...we are ccertainly a bit concerned
we are all concerned at how timid and fearful she is. In fact, there was absolutely no "tail wagging" when she met the kids. Understandably, it takes time adjusting to a new home but after 5 days her lack of enthusiasm seems out of the ordinary for a typical 8 week old puppy. She is so apprehensive that she will not walk out of the family room to any other area of the house and we have done everything (treats, calm reassuring voice, toys, etc) to gently coax her. She will not walk on concrete and is extremely hesitant to walk on hardwood. When she is awake, often times she will just sit there and observe and when you walk into the room to greet her there is no excitement in her temperament or "happy puppy greeting" Feeding also requires a fair bit of coaxing...introducing kibble with our hand and then leading her to the bowl which she will only eat 1/2 of what's there, the remainder has to be placed on the floor in front of her.
is it time to panic?...we are ccertainly a bit concerned