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Originally Posted by harleychik66  How old was your pup when you got him? Where did you get him from? Did you meet the parents and if so how was their temperament? How was he socialized before you brought him home? Do you have contact with the breeder?
Although you have a little barracuda with legs I'm sure most of his behavior is normal puppy antics. Frustrating yes, but for the most part perfectly normal at this age.However, some of the above mentioned questions may help to determine if indeed he has more issues than just the normal puppy behavior. |
I got Pantera when he was 7 wks old. I got him from a breeder who has been breeding for 15 years or so. We meet other dogs from her and we were very pleased with what we saw.
I did meet the parents. The mother was very sweet with a great temperment. It was hard to tell with the dad because there were several females in heat when we were there, he didn't want anyone near his females, so he did alot of barking.
We went up to see the puppy ever two weeks until we could bring him home. We wanted him to get to know us before we brought him home. We even brought a towel with us so he could get the scent of my lab and the lab could get Panteras scent.
As for the socialization part he was with 12 of his litter mates and the breader has 3 rotts that stay in the house. One male and 2 females. Who were as nice as can be. We asked the breeder how the fathers temperment was and she said it was good until there was an incident with another rott and food.
We have been in contact with the breeder since he was brought home. She gave us a few tips that really were not making a difference. She said we can bring him out to her and she will help of with his behavior.
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