Ben Curtis
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I have a 12 week old Cane Corso puppy. We have been socializing him as much as we possibly can. He seems to love meeting new people. He submits to anyone new and just wants to lick them as much as possible. He is very shy around new dogs, but his confidence builds quickly and does fine when it is one on one, but in our puppy obedience class it is very different. The first 10 minutes of class we have free time. The other dogs (mostly labs and goldens) run around a play, but my Cane just wants to hide behind me. I move to the other side of the room and he just follows me. He even has nipped at some of the other dogs if they get too close.
In his litter he was the puppy that was fine on his own. While the others played, he seemed to be more interested in exploring the room and meeting the new people who just came into the room It is almost like he is just not interested in puppy play.
We have only had one class so far, but this behavior worries me a bit at this point, because I don't want it happening when he is full grown. What would you recommend I do if anything different?
After the free time he was by far the most advanced student. Mostly because he is more interested in what I have to say than anything the other dogs are doing.
Ben
In his litter he was the puppy that was fine on his own. While the others played, he seemed to be more interested in exploring the room and meeting the new people who just came into the room It is almost like he is just not interested in puppy play.
We have only had one class so far, but this behavior worries me a bit at this point, because I don't want it happening when he is full grown. What would you recommend I do if anything different?
After the free time he was by far the most advanced student. Mostly because he is more interested in what I have to say than anything the other dogs are doing.
Ben