The shy puppy

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I pick him up on Monday, I have visited in person, seen the pups and parents and the breeder has been providing regular videos for me, it is clear now that he is older and away from his siblings (his last sibling was collected today) that my puppy is a little shy.
Certainly shyer than our current dog was at that age.

This puppy is coming into a loud house with three young children, any tips for me to build his confidence please?

He will have regular scheduled naps in a quiet area, lots of ‘in arms’ socialisation with no touching from strangers.
Anything else I can do?

Should I use those noise tapes to get dogs used to fireworks and things?

This would give me serious second thoughts.
Does the breeder have a waiting list? I would consider waiting for the next litter and passing on the shy pup as it may not thrive with you and sometimes stressed shy dogs can be unreliable around children.
It’s such a big decision for all involved that you shouldn’t feel bad if you do this, and a responsible breeder will understand.

Don’t go on videos alone, we thought our puppy was the quiet one in the corner, which he was when we went to see him. But I was in touch with other parents from the same litter and they sent me videos that the breeder had sent and he was the total opposite, pushing and bashing his way around.

My dog was the shy one. When we got him my youngest was 9 and they are inseparable. He loves to cuddle, has always been docile. My brother has a toddler and a one year old and he's fine with them... and my sister had a baby in March and he's fine with him too.. My husbands family have springer spaniels, his parents have 3 in fact. My parents have a retriever and a bischon. He gets on fine with all of them. My mums dogs sometimes come stay if she goes away and I've never had issues. Hope this helps, good luck 😊

So, he’s here!
He is much more timid than our other dog was as a puppy.

He shakes a bit at new things like a harness, the garden etc but then seems to recover.
He was absolutely petrified of our other dog at first but is now fine with her.

He’s really good with the kids and an absolute delight all round.

I don’t know how his shyness is going to impact his adult temperament yet, I’m hoping he isn’t going to become aggressive as a lot of fearful dogs do.

Isn’t he lovely 😊

Bless. Hopefully having an older steadier dog will give the puppy more confidence.
I think you really need to keep the kids on board with good, gentle behaviour around the puppy.

Sweet! What a worried little face though. Big changes for a little one. Hope all goes well. Your older dog looks very serene.

Ours seems to be very docile too @welshdaisy
Took him out for his first outing today and he slept for most of it.
He was taking himself off to his bed yesterday for naps but he’s now starting standing up to be lifted onto the sofa when he’s tired

How old is the puppy. You can never go on dog behaviour at someone else's home. One of my dogs was exceptionally quiet. He's far from that now. He was a rescue and scared of his own shadow when I got him. He's a different dog now. None of mine are scared of fireworks , gun shots etc. Wait til your pups home and settled.

Wait til your pups home and settled
He has been here since about 12 yesterday, he is definitely a shy one unfortunately.

Very, very different to our older dog as a puppy who was absolutely bombproof and super confident.

He is extremely sweet though and very cuddly.
He’ll be off again tomorrow on another outing as he needs his first vaccine.

Our puppy was very shy. Used to hide at the back of his crate and tremble at the sight of anything new. He was always confident with other dogs though. At 6 months now he is confident joyful and also very calm and cuddly. Wonderful temperament. Just be gentle and introduce new things and experiences slowly.

He is adorable. What type of dog is he?

He is a chihuahua.
I just love him.
He’s nervous at first but once he’s gotten used to it he’s fine.
He’s fine on the school run now, with new people, we had a fence delivered today and DH is putting it up, at first he was frightened of the bangs and drill but sleeping through it now

Our latest addition was 10 weeks and is very shy. She was a rescue.

But she is absolutely fine. I suspect she has been stepped on or even kicked as she hates people walking near her and runs off.

She isn't the most sociable, will people but if they come in and ignore her, she will approach them.

I am having the bathroom done, people in and out, loads of noise. While she isn't want to approach the work men like my older one. She is fine and asleep on the sofa letting it all happening around her.

The more confident, older, one is the pain because she wants to keep going to them all for a fuss.

The puppy is easy to take anywhere, she is always a bit timid at first and tends to want to stay near us. But soon is happy sniffing and looking and taking it all in. She is some sort of poodle Cross. No idea what she will grow into but only weighs 4kg now.

I wouldn't swop her for the world