People come with all kinds of personality types and issues and while a dog is not nearly as complex as a human there are many things that can effect the stability of a dog's personality. It can be a genetic issue of bad breeding or just a bad gene that popped up in the pool. There can be things that happened to the pup during it's first weeks of life. Anyone who has observed a litter grow and develop can see that there is a pecking order in a litter and each puppy has it's own distinct personality. A more dominant member of the litter may bully a less aggressive pup and cause it to be even more submissive and insecure. Some issues can be fixed with proper training by a person who knows how to deal with fear issues and some problems just remain and although there are things you can do to help the situation there has to be some acceptance that this is the dogs personality. |