Helping a shy dog
Posted by
Deb Wood
June 13, 2008 08:49AM
Sprite isn't a quaking, cowering dog.
But she is shy.
When I picked her out, both her breeder and I thought she was an extrovert. And she is -- when she's someplace she knows well with dogs and people she likes. So, she was pushy among her litter mates and pushy here at my house.
All that changes when we walk out the door. She's barky at other dogs because she doesn't trust them. She pulls back from strangers' hands because she assumes they might be trouble. (This from a dog who hasn't had a bad day in her life.)