Our puppy is 19 weeks old. We tried our first puppy playdate today. The other puppy is 17 weeks and similar in size. The other puppy was very boisterous, pushy, and excited. Ours was timid and nervous.
We tried twice to let them interact, but both times the other quickly over took ours and we removed ours from the situation after a few seconds each time. He was clearly VERY nervous and uncomfortable, but he was a very good boy and never reactive. He cowered and shook.
My concern is that he'll continue to be fearful in the future. What should I do to move forward? And does this interaction sound traumatic? The other puppy wasn't mean, she is just a wild/ill-mannered thing.
We won't be doing another playdate with her, by the way. At least not until ours is more experienced.
We have a couple of friendly, and very well socialized, adult neighbor dogs that he's "met" (calmly observed) and we plan to get together. Should I be worried about today's interaction making him fearful when he meets them?
gentle advice is appreciated!
submitted by /u/beearr_x
[link] [comments]