[bellusfemina]

Hey guys I am new to the forum, and I’m hoping to find some answers here. I have a 6 month old yorkie named Chaz. This is the first dog I’ve ever had, so I admit I have made mistakes with trying to train him.
The first few months that I had him, he was very hard to potty train. If I would catch him mid-stream, I would run over and swoop him up, and then give him a smack or flick him in the nose and yell “BAD DOG” and then I would take him outside. He has finally gotten the connection to use the potty outside, but now he acts scared of me. I try to approach him now- calmly and talk sweet to him, and when I reach down to pet him or pick him up, he pees a huge puddle!!! Of course at this point I’m not going to punish him for peeing, since it is just out of nervousness. But now, no matter what I do, he holds a grudge from when he was little and I disciplined him for peeing inside.
What can I do to regain his trust? I get so aggravated now because he won’t come when I call him, and when I approach him- he pees. Please everyone- don’t scold me for hitting my dog. Like I said, I am brand new at the whole puppy thing, and I didn’t realize that you weren’t supposed to hit them for peeing. I just need advise on how to fix the problem with the trust issue Chaz has with me now. Will he ever not be afraid of me? How long is this going to take to reverse this? What do I need to do?? Please help.