thanks for sharing this great info with us!
i never heard before that genetics could play a role in a dog being fearful. i adopted my pixie from a humane society after her mother was rescued from a puppy mill when her 2 pups were only 2 weeks old. pixie was one of those pups and i adopted her at 5 months old. she absolutely loves every dog or cat that she meets but is still fearful of people sometimes even though i work with her every day on socialization and have everyone she meets positively interact with her. she will be 2 in may and has come a long way since i got her but she still definitely isn't as friendly with people as most dogs are. on the plus side, she's only 3.5 pounds so maybe some fear is for her own good. |