iio
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I have a 5 month old shih tzu/toy poodle. She is the so cute and smart...the only thing is that she gets really defensive around strangers. She will start barking and growling and when people or children try to pet her she will snap at them. She has all her adult teeth I think, but I know it is much stronger than her baby teeth and Im afraid that someone can get hurt. And when someone tries to hold her she gets soooo scared, she would start squealing and this girl thought my bf and I abused her but we dont! She is so loved by us...his family and mine but when it comes to other people who are trying to be as gentle as they can with her she starts freaking out by squealing or biting. I mean its fifty-fifty she can be nice to a stranger by licking their hands and letting them pet her OR she can be the opposite.
Like one time I took her downtown and this couple thought she was cute and the husband was petting her and she was being nice by licking him and getting all excited...but when his wife came in to pet her she got so scared and tried to bite her. So I dont know its weird!
This girl said that my puppy could be depressed...but I would never think that because she is a happy puppy she plays with all her brother and sisters and plays around with my cat and everyone else she knows but not around strangers....I mean I really want her to be nice around strangers but she isnt. Is this a normal behavior? People say that she is just a puppy and she will get by this behavior...my bf and I try to take her out as much as possible where there's people but sometimes I feel like it can be too much for her?? I dont know really cause this is my first puppy. All her other siblings are fine around strangers they love to play with them except for my pup!
Like one time I took her downtown and this couple thought she was cute and the husband was petting her and she was being nice by licking him and getting all excited...but when his wife came in to pet her she got so scared and tried to bite her. So I dont know its weird!
This girl said that my puppy could be depressed...but I would never think that because she is a happy puppy she plays with all her brother and sisters and plays around with my cat and everyone else she knows but not around strangers....I mean I really want her to be nice around strangers but she isnt. Is this a normal behavior? People say that she is just a puppy and she will get by this behavior...my bf and I try to take her out as much as possible where there's people but sometimes I feel like it can be too much for her?? I dont know really cause this is my first puppy. All her other siblings are fine around strangers they love to play with them except for my pup!