[Sweet Apple]

When you pet him, squat down on the ground, and gently put you hand, face up, under his chin, and give him a little scratch there, while talking to him in a quiet peaceful voice...After he becomes aware that you aren't go to strike him, you'll be able to pet him on his upper body...I had a boarder (chihuahua) that I couldn't touch, for about 24 or 36 hrs., but I'd go to her, throughout the day (she kept hiding in an open door crate) and talking w/her, with out looking in her eyes...She finally came around, and then she was my shadow, for the next three weeks...It'll happen for you, in time