Re: 5 month old puppy scared of other dogs
Put her tags on her collar since that stays on her all the time...the most times she will get away from you will be only when she has her collar on and not her halter.
Chip her when you take her in to get spayed. It's one less time that the dog has to go under anesthesia. Our puppy will get fixed next month and we will have her chipped then.
We have a little draw-string clip-on bag that we would wear when we were training our lab. It's really nice to have something to clip on your belt to put your rewards in. I'm sure your pet store will have something.
Why not (when the weather gets nice) invite your breeder (& puppy group) over to your place for an outdoor lunch...do you have room to do something like that? That way you'd be outdoors and her smoker's "aura" wouldn't be so suffocating.
It sounds like you are doing things right. Just be consistent and don't give up on her.
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and gramma to 4 wonderful grandBOYS and 1 foster granddaughter
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