A respect for a busy road is different than having a "fear" of moving things like cars/buses/trucks, etc.
There's always going to be a time when you need her to be chill about vehicles. I think you can certainly work that, but not start at your road where it would be overwhelming. Maybe take her somewhere with light traffic (in a harness) and click and treat for just sitting beside you on the sidewalk. And build from there.
A dog having a "fear" of something doesn't guarantee they have a respect for it. Fears make me think of thoughtless and reflexive action in response to that fear and it just as easily could include darting out into traffic.
She's at an age where being worried about stuff is normal. Now is the time to work through those things in a calm and step-by-step manner.
Just my take. I certainly hear you on the road thing. SUX! especially with kids in the neighborhood who would like to get from one place to another. '
It's not uncommon for puppies to have a fear of cars, and it's pretty understandable, but exactly as Rosie said, you want healthy respect (and a lack of car-chasing), not fear or panic.
I can so sympathize, though, the only puppy I've raised was Siggy, and he went through a car-terror stage too, and I went through exactly the same thought process. It was a rough time, I couldn't walk him ANYWHERE out of my little urban home without flooding the poor guy and hitting panic. He got over it eventually despite the fact that I didn't know much then (how my dogs turned out even ok baffles me).
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There's always going to be a time when you need her to be chill about vehicles. I think you can certainly work that, but not start at your road where it would be overwhelming. Maybe take her somewhere with light traffic (in a harness) and click and treat for just sitting beside you on the sidewalk. And build from there.
A dog having a "fear" of something doesn't guarantee they have a respect for it. Fears make me think of thoughtless and reflexive action in response to that fear and it just as easily could include darting out into traffic.
She's at an age where being worried about stuff is normal. Now is the time to work through those things in a calm and step-by-step manner.
Just my take. I certainly hear you on the road thing. SUX! especially with kids in the neighborhood who would like to get from one place to another. '
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It's not uncommon for puppies to have a fear of cars, and it's pretty understandable, but exactly as Rosie said, you want healthy respect (and a lack of car-chasing), not fear or panic.
I can so sympathize, though, the only puppy I've raised was Siggy, and he went through a car-terror stage too, and I went through exactly the same thought process. It was a rough time, I couldn't walk him ANYWHERE out of my little urban home without flooding the poor guy and hitting panic. He got over it eventually despite the fact that I didn't know much then (how my dogs turned out even ok baffles me).
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