Welcome to you and Dixie. I got Bonnie when she was 2 1/2, she had 1 litter and wasn't a good Mommy, so her breeder sold her to me. She was also doggy door trained and we do not have one...but I can tell if she needs to go out, because she will go to the door. She also uses a pee pad during the day when we are gone, but when we are home she goes outside.
She was also very skittish...in fact you could have been describing my Bonnie in your post. She will run from anyone that tries to pick her up. I have found that if we hold our hands out palm up and tell her to sit, she will then let you pick her up. Maybe this will work for Dixie also. |