Thank you all for your advice; I'm definitely going to start incorporating these things, and maybe also call a dog trainer for one on one. I am having great difficulty teaching her to sit/stay/quiet/speak or anything like that because of her trust issues, etc. Positive reinforcement with food with her is difficult because she is so anxious that instead of a reinforcement it becomes more of an obstacle and a distraction with me kneeling to give it to her, her approaching then backtracking (repeating this little dance a few times) then ultimately quickly snatching it and consuming the treat elsewhere. |