My Riley is the same way...the smaller the child the more scared he is. I haven't found a way to get him over this yet and he's a little over 2 now. Our grandson is almost 3 and when he's here Riley hides or wants me to carry him all day. If an older child is around, like 5 year old or more, he seems to be fine once he gets used to them being here but that's not the case with the little ones. We got Riley when he was almost 5 months old so I don't know what may have happened to him during that time. I've tried holding him and letting a child pet him very gently but he's just a wreck and I don't want to force the issue with him. We don't have kids around very often but it would be nice if he could relax when we do. I wish he could be a little more like Jo...Jo loves everybody...big or little...animal, vegetable or mineral...they're all here to play in Jo's eyes! |