i got a golden girl a few weeks back .and she is very sweet .i have a g/s girl and a eskimo girl .now ,my golden girl ,i dont know how to say it ,she is very girlish i gess would be a good way to say it .she will play but if you get the least bit ruff she just gos away and hides.unlike my other girls that if you get ruff its a open invitation for them to get ruff to. every thing she does is just done with sweetness .will she grow out of this or is this how goldens act all the time .i never had one before .the other day she jumpped off the bed and when she hit the floor she broke 4 bones in her foot and now has a cast on her foot she just seems so girlish ,i dont want to afend any one by saying that i just dont know how else to describe her.i never had any puppy act this way or break there foot .i mean she will be a big girl when she is grown will she keep this sweetness for ever or will she grow out of it and play normal with me and the other girls .thanks mop :D

i think this should be in the how tos can you please move it for me thanks :D

awww. She sounds like such a cutie. :wub:

Seems like its just her personality. Perhaps she may change, but for now you must treat her like the pampered princess she wants to be. ^_^

She is now THE BOTTOM OF THE TOTAM POLE IN A PACK! If she came from a litter & was the bottom of the pack, she's being subserviant. How old is she?

Well it sounds like less of a "girlish" problem and more something along the lines of being extremely submissive. Its not something you can grow out of. But she can "learn" her way out of it, maybe. I say maybe because a lot is dependant on her environment. The fact that you already have two older established, and more dominant acting females in the household, will make it difficult if not impossible to break her of her submissive behaviors. My only suggestion is to do the kind of play where she is encouraged and allowed to dominate you regularly during play. But I would do this out of sight of the other dogs. Seeing her, the most subordinate female in the pack, dominating or trying to dominate you, even in play, may initiate in them a need to enforce their dominance and her subordinance. In short they may decide its time to regularly beat the crap out of her. They may also see increased deference to her by you as a threat to their positions within the pack. So once again you may be back at square one with them reinforcing the hierarchy behind your back. Ultimately, you're kinda stuck. If you are going to try and modulate her behavior to act more dominant I suggest you do it slowly to keep pack tensions to an absolute minimum.

good post, energydog. ^_^

That's exactly what I was thinking, Energydog, good show ;) I used to own 4 dogs before and had a young pup I rescued come into the fold and she showed similiar traits, even got herself injured amidst her confusion of where she belonged in the pack. A short time in a cast and she healed fine. My suggestions were going to be the same as yours, give her time away from the other animals to relax and allow her to be dominant during play, in a safe atmosphere. And slowly. It could turn dangerous fast if not regulated and done carefully or if the other members of the pack just won't allow it. Good luck, mopar hun.

And a 10 for the excellent post, energydog. ^_^

This post has been edited by EnigmaticVixen on Apr 19 2008, 04:20 AM

That's a great and insightful reply, energydog, and a 10 for you.

Pank