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Hi everyone,
Something happened and I need your advice. Two days ago, Nickel and I went for a walk, as usual. After we stepped out of our building, 8 or 9 skateboarders passed through the sidewalk in an extreme speed. I still don't know if they did that intentionally or what - they split into 2 groups and passed by us on both sides. They caught me off guard and not to mention Nickel, a 3-month-old puppy. He froze right on the spot. He refused to take any of the treats, squeaky toys nor bully stick (yes, I have all these in my "diaper bag" when I take him out for a walk; we live right in the downtown area of San Francisco). He refused to walk. He just sat there for 5 minutes whimpering. I comforted him but I didn't want to carry him and baby him too much. After a while, he turned around and ran back into our building. He didn't stop and say hi to the doorman (he has never done this before; he stopped by the reception desk every single time). He rushed to the elevator and he dragged me to our door. He ran into his crate and stayed there since then.
I let him take the time he needed. I sat by his crate and read and just to stay with him. Today we took him for a ride and he was very happy in the car. But once we got off the car, he got all nervous again, especially when he saw people pushing the shopping carts at Petco. I gave him treats as we walked around; he took the treats with no problem but he was extremely nervous. He didn't want to play with other dogs or kids. He was literally velcroed to my jeans.
What should I do? How can I help him? He has been a friendly, loving, adventurous puppy until two days ago. I love how he was and I am willing to do anything to help him get out of this fear mode.
Something happened and I need your advice. Two days ago, Nickel and I went for a walk, as usual. After we stepped out of our building, 8 or 9 skateboarders passed through the sidewalk in an extreme speed. I still don't know if they did that intentionally or what - they split into 2 groups and passed by us on both sides. They caught me off guard and not to mention Nickel, a 3-month-old puppy. He froze right on the spot. He refused to take any of the treats, squeaky toys nor bully stick (yes, I have all these in my "diaper bag" when I take him out for a walk; we live right in the downtown area of San Francisco). He refused to walk. He just sat there for 5 minutes whimpering. I comforted him but I didn't want to carry him and baby him too much. After a while, he turned around and ran back into our building. He didn't stop and say hi to the doorman (he has never done this before; he stopped by the reception desk every single time). He rushed to the elevator and he dragged me to our door. He ran into his crate and stayed there since then.
I let him take the time he needed. I sat by his crate and read and just to stay with him. Today we took him for a ride and he was very happy in the car. But once we got off the car, he got all nervous again, especially when he saw people pushing the shopping carts at Petco. I gave him treats as we walked around; he took the treats with no problem but he was extremely nervous. He didn't want to play with other dogs or kids. He was literally velcroed to my jeans.
What should I do? How can I help him? He has been a friendly, loving, adventurous puppy until two days ago. I love how he was and I am willing to do anything to help him get out of this fear mode.