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naj609
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Hello,

New to the forum, we have a 3 1/2 month old female Basenji/Rat Terrier mix.

My question is:
How do I get her to be social? We're enrolled in Puppy Kindergarten class & she wants nothing to do with the other dogs/people.

I owned a Rat Terrier for 15 years & researched the Basenji side before we adopted her. We've done frequent trips to the vet, pet store & Lowes, but it seems she's become more & more "scared". If our neighbors dog is out or she even hears a dog barking, she wants to run right back inside the house. Obviously, I read that they become attached to their pack & are weary of strangers, but she wants NOTHING to do with anyone else. We've (it's myself, husband & daughter) tried the excited talk, we've tried a firm No, we're at a loss as what to do. Thank you in advance for any ideas/feed back.
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@Saving so nice to hear there's other people with the same problem! We have been giving regular baths to our b, so I don't know if that really helped or not. Anyways, it took a while for me to bring Nova again to the dog park, because I was a bit afraid the same situation would happen again. I was there a couple of days ago, and no one tried to hump her. (I must say all dogs had same age approx.)

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Neutering is not going to help - training is. But a good trainer will train YOU to deal with the dog. If a trainer can get him to behave but you can't - there is little to be gained from paying out money. This is something you should never have allowed to happen, but since it has, I think you should deal with it and @JENGOSMonkey has given you a good idea to start you off. Withdrawing treats is a good idea, but also, get up and walk away. He could be biting to get attention and therefore you withdraw the attention at the first sign of a bite, with a firm NO.
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@sarahmiri - I would say no to carrying him.... don't pick him up, but get down to his level as Zande pointed out in her response.
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Just thought I'd share an update on this.

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