Polarbear
Coon Rapids, MN
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| 09/10/2008 7:09 AM |
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I feel like this is such a silly question, but I haven't had a puppy since I was 5 years old!
I'm just wondering if she will continue have the personality she does now - even as she continues to grow. She is proving to be very intuitive, curious, dominant at times and has a somewhat mellow energy level (in comparison to what i've read and heard about). Will she stay this way or can I expect her to get more or less energy, etc. ? |
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Marie
Wisconsin
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| 09/10/2008 7:36 AM |
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| Both of the lower energy pups Poge, GSP and Snickers, Chese/Lab we adopted at 12 weeks old kept their lower energy and personality as life went on for them. They didnot switch into higher energy dog, like our Rocky who is true to the GSP discription. Not all GSPs have the high energy so Lucky you!!!!She sounds like a keeper!! |
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Marie and Rocky, a tall, high energy GSP
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Morrison
Twin Cities, MN
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| 09/10/2008 9:49 AM |
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The basic personality will stay the same with some maturation. I have a high energy pupper (18 mos) but in the house he is mellow yellow and just hangs out with me. My older dog stayed the same too with a go-all-day energy, not burst-of-activity type energy. They are also very curious too which is a bird dog trait.
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Polarbear
Coon Rapids, MN
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| 09/10/2008 10:36 AM |
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She is now 15 weeks old.
I guess my question stems from the fact that I'm having a hard time knowing what is normal puppy/adolescent behavior and and what will be a potential issue later, for example: Yesterday at the dog park she was very agressive in trying to assert dominance over a couple of other puppies. She does not do this with the adults at the park. I feel like she was overly agressive and going beyond what was acceptable. What should I be doing in this situation? Give her a time out? |
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unowhoandwhy
Middleofnowhere, NH
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| 09/10/2008 10:49 AM |
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How aggressive was she? If the other puppy showed submission or signs of distress, such as rolling over or yelping in pain, & she continued to be aggressive then that is a problem, but if the other puppy wasn't submitting and/or they weren't causing any injuries then I would chalk that up to regular puppy stuff.
A dog park can be a pretty intimidating place for a puppy and she might have felt she needed to assert some dominance so she could have a little control over the situation. If she is doing the dominance thing with puppies & not adults, that is a good sign. A puppy is always going to be lower on the pack hierarchy than an adult and if she understands that and no one was hurt, I wouldn't worry. |
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Polarbear
Coon Rapids, MN
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| 09/12/2008 6:39 AM |
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She was putting them into a submissive back roll, with much growling from both parties, and standing over the other dog - even after they submitted to her. I would then pull her off.
She was really full of energy that day and having the puppy crazies - I imagine that attributed to her actions?
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unowhoandwhy
Middleofnowhere, NH
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| 09/12/2008 9:06 AM |
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Ah, the puppy crazies... I don't miss those!
I'm no expert but I would say that as long as she isn't biting the other dog or causing injuries that it would be good to let them work it out. Both my dogs still wrestle pretty hard, even though neither one is technically a puppy. When Daniel gets tired of playing with Layla and she keeps bugging him, he will roll her over, grab her by the scruff of the neck & drag her across the floor. Unfortunately, she seems to think it is great fun & promptly jumps up & tries again.  |
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Polarbear
Coon Rapids, MN
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| 09/12/2008 10:47 AM |
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| I won't worry about this too much then and chock it up to "The Puppies" for now. Thank you all SO much for all your help! |
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carlower1
Kansas
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| 09/12/2008 11:51 AM |
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You might want to check a few pages back, there was a post about a couple of GSP's rough housing. It was played up as a wrestling match. That is one thing to keep in mind, when these dogs start playing with each other it can sound very intimidating, but as long as nobody is yelping or crying out, it is usually all in fun and part of being a dog. I know in my house all 4 fuzzy babies (YES folks the cat jumps in as well) get to rough housing, it is in the best interest of all humans to tuck their toes into something solid, otherwise you will get them nipped in an invitation to "join the fun"
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wgspr rescue
Milwaukee, WI
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| 09/12/2008 1:04 PM |
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Ok, puppy or not, someone has to get a handle on this pup! Some of that may be puppy, some may be lack of socialability with other dogs and dog parks ARE nuts; some could be genetics; but the one thing you don't want happening is for her to pull that on the wrong dog who will tear her head off! If she thinks she can dominate other puppies, at what point will she cross the line to kids or people? I had a GSP similar to this, we had to watch her, her whole life. She was the true meaning of bitch. |
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Lisa C. Rossman
WI GSP Rescue, Inc (wgspr.com)
"Until there are none, rescue just one!"
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Polarbear
Coon Rapids, MN
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| 09/15/2008 7:18 AM |
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| What do you suggest I do? |
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