How to Make Dog Less Afraid of People
She took it to the vet, got shots, got a large doggie indoor carrier/house and a cushy pad, a brush, a longer leash and a new collar, performed a flea doggie shampoo (seems to be very clean but we wanted to make sure), bought appropriate puppy pet food and water bowl...lots of love. It's approx. 1 year old male terrier mix. Unbelievably skinny, malnourished, abused, afraid of people... but very nice with a sweet personality.
So how do we make this adorable pooch less afraid? I know precious little about dogs. Help!
It doesn't want to go into it's doggie house --needs a couple of pushes, (pet store said house was suitable in size for this dog), doesn't come when called (more likely to just sit there).
We told our daughter the dog has to stay in the pet house when no one is home or at night (for the safety of the house and the pet) - of course we are going to give it an outside walk before it gets shut in and it's certainly not for all day, either). We have a nice fenced in back yard, - but the dog goes directly to the trailer and hides between it and the fence- doesn't come when called.
I'd like to be able to indicate to him that he needs to get in the doggie house. I can't be doing all this pooch shoving and pushing and I'd like to open the back door, tell the dog to go and expect it to come back to the door when I call it in 10 mins.
If we try to put on a leash and take him for a walk, he has to be dragged through the house out to the front door. Obviously, he doesn't know how to respond to a walk on a leash.
In the meantime, he sits by my daughter and follows her around the house, like her shadow.
So, now what? We like the dog, we just need to 'civilize' it and get it to forget the abuse history.
Thanks,
Holly from Richardson, TX
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