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Hi... i'm new here... my first thread...
I recently rescued a lovely Golden Retriever mix from a rural Florida county shelter (just before he was to be put down)... he's a mix of a Golden and a Maremma sheep dog... (an italian sheep dog... a smaller Great Pyrenees-type)- so he looks like a white Golden Retriever... his name is Casper....he's about 5 years old (not too much history on him)....gets along beautifully with my other adult male dog (and other dogs)...and is fine with people...but i noticed that around little kids, he's somewhat weary...and i even detected a subtle very low throaty growl when one little girl went over to pet him... so, obviously, i'm a little nervous...i certainly don't want a kid to be nipped ... nor do i want to lose him or have him put down...he's a real love and has become my white shadow...
since i don't have a history on him (he was from a shelter), i don't know if he was teased or abused by children previously...
Does anyone have any suggestions about how to help him adjust or be more comfortable around kids? (I don't have any...but i have friends/relatives who may stop by my house who do)....
thanks for any help...
Ron
I recently rescued a lovely Golden Retriever mix from a rural Florida county shelter (just before he was to be put down)... he's a mix of a Golden and a Maremma sheep dog... (an italian sheep dog... a smaller Great Pyrenees-type)- so he looks like a white Golden Retriever... his name is Casper....he's about 5 years old (not too much history on him)....gets along beautifully with my other adult male dog (and other dogs)...and is fine with people...but i noticed that around little kids, he's somewhat weary...and i even detected a subtle very low throaty growl when one little girl went over to pet him... so, obviously, i'm a little nervous...i certainly don't want a kid to be nipped ... nor do i want to lose him or have him put down...he's a real love and has become my white shadow...
since i don't have a history on him (he was from a shelter), i don't know if he was teased or abused by children previously...
Does anyone have any suggestions about how to help him adjust or be more comfortable around kids? (I don't have any...but i have friends/relatives who may stop by my house who do)....
thanks for any help...
Ron