Welcome to YT and God bless you for what you are doing for Dolly! We do have a rescue, Maggie, and she was very handshy and timid at first but now she is just a happy sweet little girl.
My advice would be to be very patient with her but also firm b/c agression is often a sign of fear. I could imagine that Dolly was terribly neglected and needs someone who takes over the leadership and frees her of the responsibility to fend for herself. As for the skin condition that might be allergies to cheap food, flees and/or matts. Keeping her clean and feeding her a single protein food without corn or wheat contents might do the trick.
Good luck with the little furbutt! |