posted 03-24-2003 03:36 PM            

I suggest you get down on your hands and nees with treats in your hand. You don't want to be dominant with this guy and your actions by moving towards him and going after him are dominant moves. Also, I would suggest NEVER petting him ontop of his head, you will always want to pet under the chin and on chest..NEVER ontop of the head (this is rude in doggie language and also domianant). Also, push your shoulders back and be as submissive as possible. It will take time for this lil guy to gain trust as obviously his experiences with humans were fearful...this takes time, but will work if you are consistent.

Good luck and let me know if that helps at all.

posted 04-16-2003 01:27 PM           

One of them is, and has always been very skiddish in nature. These girls are nothing but pampered and spoiled. They have never been spanked or hit, rarely scolded (and mildly at that). The skiddish one, Pockets, is just that way. She feels most comfy when she's under the covers. That's on the couch, in the bed, under the bed, etc. She's been that way from day one. She is very playful when the environment is right. She always gets scared when we are inside the house and walking around. She doesn't exibit this fear outside for some reason. She is very loving and affectionate (as are the other two).

One of the other two, Little Bit, after we adopted her at 9 weeks old didn't want much to do with us. She loved the other two girls, but not my wife and not me. She was just wary of us. For the first few months we had her, she could sort of care less if we were around or not. Then she got to a point where it was 50/50. Now she is so far up our ass (sorry about that term) that it gets annoying.