I live on a dead end street, there's a recent bad parvo outbreak, and Czar's shots aren't until Thursday (the absolute earliest we could get him in!). For the most part, Czar is shy around kids. He likes the quieter, well-mannered young kids because they don't scare him, but he is very scared of louder, roudy children.
The other day (I wasn't there), my mom was holding him and our neighbor (the only young kid on my street that we know) asked to pet him. Czar was obviously uncomfortable and very afraid. He didn't snap, but he almost did and showed signs of it.
This is not acceptable at all. Due to not having his shots and my recent finding of the parvo outbreak in my area (I know of three puppies dying from it), I don't know what to do. We haven't taken him anywere because of the outbreak and we don't know any other little kids.
One of the known areas for parvo is the park... which is where I was going to take him to get used to the sounds of young kids playing and eventually have him close around them, at his own pace.
Any suggestions on what to do? The vet told us 2 weeks minimum to wait to take him out after his shots; 1 week if it's only around vacciated dogs and safe environments. What should I do until then to possibly help? Or is there nothing I can do?
The other day (I wasn't there), my mom was holding him and our neighbor (the only young kid on my street that we know) asked to pet him. Czar was obviously uncomfortable and very afraid. He didn't snap, but he almost did and showed signs of it.
This is not acceptable at all. Due to not having his shots and my recent finding of the parvo outbreak in my area (I know of three puppies dying from it), I don't know what to do. We haven't taken him anywere because of the outbreak and we don't know any other little kids.
One of the known areas for parvo is the park... which is where I was going to take him to get used to the sounds of young kids playing and eventually have him close around them, at his own pace.
Any suggestions on what to do? The vet told us 2 weeks minimum to wait to take him out after his shots; 1 week if it's only around vacciated dogs and safe environments. What should I do until then to possibly help? Or is there nothing I can do?