extremely undersocialized pitbull puppy PLEASE HELP!!!!!

I just got this beautiful little puppy from a breeder she is 11 wks and the problem is she acts like she has never seen a human in her im asumeing she was just left in a pen until she was shipped to me but thats besides the point I need to know how to make her like people shes great with other dogs but when she sees one of us coming she runs the other way
when you pet her she is completely un-responsive she even starts to shake sometimes when people start to pet her iv had her for a week and nothing has changed what should I do I own 3 other pitbulls and i know how important it is for them to be people friendly im afraid if this doesnt stop she will turn into a fear bitter which is NEVER GOOD
im at a loss I just dont know what to do
some one PLEASE HELP PLEASE :cry:

 

How sad, I think your right on with your concerns of the puppy becoming a fear biter if you dont do something soon. Im wondering if it has just been a matter of the puppy never really being around people or if its worse than that and maybe the pup has been hit or something. Either way this has to be fixed, there are a few different ways to do this and Im sure youll have plenty of responses as I think everyone in here wants nothing more than to help a 'puppy in distress'....so heres what I would do.
You already have 3 Pits so your aware of the problems of bringing people in to help socialize the pup as far as risks of parvo go so keep that in mind whatever your doing. How many people are living in your house? Are there young children? The fact that the pup is fine with the other dogs is an big advantage to you.
First of all Im thinking that a lot of noise is going to add to the pups fear, if you have children around then the occasional noise is going to happen and the pup will need to get used to that but try, for now, to keep things more low key, some noise is fine but not yelling a lot, even a lot of 'hysterical laughing' might be a bit too much (Im just guessing and trying to cover all aspects as I dont know your living situation). Dont have too many people initially trying to handle the pup, start off with yourself and maybe one other person, encourage the pup to come to you, use small treats (something tasty like pieces of chicken, the treats dont need to be any bigger than your small fingernail), use toys, see if the pup is okay with squeaky toys, sometimes scared dogs dont like the noise from them, get down on the floor with the puppy, make cute puppy noises....whatever it takes to get the pups attention but that brings her to you and not you having to go to her. When she does come to you, again be calm but casual, sit on the floor with her so she knows that she can walk away when she wants.
When the other dogs are around, if you have one that is a little mellow that the pup is interested in let the pup see you interacting with that dog, either just calmly petting that dog, talking to him/her and some light playing, it might encourage the pup to want to get involved. Sometimes with fearful dogs they see another dog relaxing or playing with you, the focus is not on the pup they are more likely to at least want to investigate. Dont do anything suddenly around the pup, if, for example you need to pick the pup up for some reason, maybe to take her outside approach her casually but calmly (not as though your stalking her or 'creeping' up on her though) and keep talking to her....kind of making it not a big deal. Personally with some dogs I like to leave a radio on during the day, not loud but just enough for some background noise, (not everyone agrees with this but I have found that it helps). Once the pup is a little more comfortable add one or 2 more people to start inter-acting, if there are children you need them to be involved with this, again though start off low key, the pup will have to get used to the children making the occasional noise but build her up slowly. Ive found, especially with younger children that if you make it a 'game' and explain what your doing and why they will usually want to be involved and will go by the 'rules'. Stress the importance of both extremes though, not too much noise and no quiet unexpected 'silent' advances towards the pup.
Once the pup is okay with you, if its possible and keeping parvo in mind maybe you could carry her around outside where there are more people, (depending on how big she is) I like places like Petsmart or Petco, but people generally want to pet a small puppy but you can stop this by just telling them that shes shy and your working on socializing her "so dont touch my puppy"!!! (If theres a lot of parvo around in your neighbourhood though you might want to wait on this).
Another thing that I think will help is taking her to obedience classes but you cant do that until shes had all her puppy shots. Trianing, when its done correctly brings up the confidence level immensley, it builds your bond, the puppy is more aware of whats expected of her.
If you can spend the best part of a whole day working on encouraging her with treats etc, I would expect that you will see an improvement, even if its only small, by day 2.
Has she been on a leash yet?

 

Sorry, an additional thought, you need to keep in mind that the fearfulness in this pup could be bad socialization or no socialization with people but it could also be genetic so this may always be somewhat of an issue which is why I suggested obedience classes. It may not eliminate the fearful attitude but it will improve it.
Ive sent you a PM of a case study of a dog I had in training last year. Very similar to your pup.

 

thank you very much thats very helpful
well to answer your question yea she walks on a leash like a pro :?
and when im in the yard playing with the other dogs she follows me around a wags her tail like she wants to play too but when i try to interact with her she shys away iv been bringing her in the house for some one on one time because i dont want her to just be attached to the other dogs and not me but sometimes i feel like that tramatizes her more she will take food from me but thats about all the response i can get out of her
she is almost done with her shots and after that i have her inrolled in obedience classes im just at a loss i feel so bad for her i dont know what else to do to convience this little puppy(sable) that people are good :cry:

 

Got you message. Thanks, Its great that she is walking well on a leash and she is attempting to interact even though she's a little aprehensive right now, the one on one time you spend with her even though she's not too happy about it is crucial, in this case 'more' is defintely better, just take things slow.
With Fluke, he would bounce around like a 'spring lamb' when he was in the yard with his canine companion, if he was by himself he was okay but always looking around, a little nervous then if he saw a human, even at 20 yards away he would cower and pee. He was totally dependant on the other dog, he probably always will be to a point but at least now the owners can take him places without traumatizing him.
Good luck and keep us updated with her progress if you can.
Thanks

 

yea ill let you know how shes coming along thanks so much and if you think of anything else i can do let me know

o and by the way to answer your question there's no kids in the house its just me my b/f and my stepbrother and were all pitbull lovers (most people would say we were crazy for having 4 of them :lol: lol
so i guess thats good for her

 

I THINK SHES GETTING WORSE NOW SHE BARKS!!! AT ANY OF US WHEN WE GO INTO THE BACK YARD :shock: