The problem I have is that my boy, now 16 months old, who as a 6 week old pup had Parvo. When I got him he was behind the curve weight wise ..... first pup to get Parvo, last pup to get over it. He was smaller, even though at 6 weeks he was the largest pup, and he was skin and bones when I brought him home at 10 weeks old. Now came the growing part. I, of course, worked at getting him back to his normal weight......BUT, because he had so much growing to do to catch up he came down with the worst case of Pano I've seen in a GSD. Because of this I could not take him out and socialize him the way I wanted to. He was in a lot of pain so it wasn't fair to take him out for his socialization that my other dogs received. I did not want going out and about with him associated with pain. Now that he is older he is not a happy camper when people approach him. I am taking him for visits to Petsmart as well as other stores that allow dogs. Also to an obedience class to be around other people and dogs. He is fine with noises...but does not want to be approached by other people. I have worked him in the street with a leaf blower going....didn't bother him whatsoever. He's not noise sensitive. As far as nose to nose with other dogs....this is something we can do without. He has enough companions at home and I never know how another dog will react. Any new ideas are TRULY welcomed. BTW, he has a pedigree to die for. Impeccable. Thank you for any helpful ideas. Marcia ~ So. Ca. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION: http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================