Jen
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Trying to get to the bottom of what's going on with Gus. He seems to be in a fear stage, but yet everything I've read says the latest one is typically 14 months...he's 18 months. Not too far off, so maybe this really is what's happening; curious if anyone else has dealt with it. As Abbey was very undersocialized and afraid of everything when we got her, we took Gus everywhere and introduced him to everything to make sure he was well adjusted. Plus, we entertain a lot, our house is just where people always seem to end up...and we like it that way, means we don't have to leave the dogs, so he was always used to various people holding him, playing with him, etc. However, late this summer he started hiding when people would come over. We noticed it when were out on the patio, he would lay in between the hostas and fall asleep. We associated it with him being tired or maybe hot. Now that we're in the house more, we've noticed that he hides when people come over---ears back, tail tucked tight and off into another room. These are people he's known since we brought him home, and they all love him and play with him, etc. We'll go check on him and offer him a treat to let him know he's alright and he's safe, and eventually he does come back out, which at that point we offer him another treat.
Has anyone dealt with this at this age?? I feel really bad for him.
Has anyone dealt with this at this age?? I feel really bad for him.