5 month old pup suddenly strange with walks

jo06555

Hi my 5 month old Akita has suddenly got very nervous on walks iv being bringing her many different places and socialising her but lately all of a sudden she will be walking along grand and then just plant herself to the ground not willing to walk ahead any more until I change direction I understand this time is of change for her but is their anything I can do to prevent or deal with this as she gets very nervous of most routes I take lately even the most used one on my road??? Any help be appreciated thanks .

Cherry Blossom

http://www.diamondsintheruff.com/DevelopmentalStages.html

See flight instinct period and second fear period. I would avoid taking the pup to new places or trying to introduce him to new things until this passes. Often there is not much that you can do, try to keep your patience and temper in check. This may not be much help in solving your problem but it's important to why this is happening - when you understand that it makes a big difference in your reaction/attitude to your dogs behaviour. Just try to keep in mind that it's not really the dogs fault.

andreac

She could be coming into season as well and they can go off form around that time as well so maybe keep an eye out for that.

jo06555

Thanks I'll just be patient so I just wonder will this effect me getting her socialised properly too??

Cherry Blossom

jo06555 wrote: »

Thanks I'll just be patient so I just wonder will this effect me getting her socialised properly too??

You can still socialise your dog, just be very sure of whom with and be quick to step in if any situation arises she seems uncomfortable with. You want to avoid any big scares as its a pretty sensitive time psychologically and you don't want something to happen that might have a lasting impact. Your girl sounds to be experiencing this phase at the higher extreme of the scale at the moment unfortunately. It might not last long so don't worry too much.