PennyLane

Great, I will try this. Thank you :)

You have to enter my yard through the gate first to get to the front door. I am always with her when greeting the visitors, maybe I can try greet them first before she see's them? She is fully vaccinated and desexed.

Thank you everyone for the tips. I will definitely try get my visitors to ignore her until she is ready. I would never have even thought about a sore spot.

Thanks, I have heard of this. I have been asking visitors to call her over to see if she will come but I only ask them to do it once. I'm really hoping it is just a phase and she will outgrow it.. It certainly is not like her to show fear, especially when we are at the gate greeting the visitors with her.

Hi everyone, My 9 month old Amstaff x has started showing fear to new visitors to my house. These visitors are well known to myself and my partner - one being my partners brother who just moved to town. The person will come in through our front gate and she will go up to them like she is interested, then ears go back, tail between legs and she runs away keeping a good distance between her and the guest. She doesn't growl. She then comes close to the visitor to give them a sniff and if the visitor calls her or tries to pat her she backs away. She watches my other dog getting pats and stuff but again only comes close for a sniff then backs away. She has only started doing this in the last 2 or so weeks. before that she was quite happy to get pats and attention from anyone. She has been well socialised since she was a pup, meeting new people and new surroundings every day. Just wondering if anyone has experienced this and how I can help her to overcome this, or if it just a phase? Thanks

Hi, Try www.allsortsdogtraining.com.au/ :-)

Looks like so much fun!! p.s Gus is getting sooo big.. and i just LOVE Nala

Yay finally a good Pitty story!! They are amazing dogs..

If Penny is sleeping in the lounge room and I am watching a tv show with dogs in it, Penny will usually whimper in her sleep. :)

haha that's great

Hi SpottyPuppy, Sorry I don't live in the Gold Coast so cannot suggest a puppy school - but I just had to comment to say how adorable little Bella is. She has the cutest face ever!! :) Good luck in finding a puppy school for her.

Oh wow - how cute are they!!!! :)

Wow I love the idea of this - will have to order one now :)

he's beautiful!!

Fingers crossed you all get one for Mothers day / Birthday - because they are fantastic! :)