Yes I agree give him time and plenty of reassurance. I had the same problem when I first took Scruffy to the Dog Park. The way I resolved it was that I would carry her towards the other dogs...and let her sniff them from my hand. I would coax her along the way telling her what a good girl she was and I would even pet the other dog with her in my arm. She just needed a little reinforcement before I let her down. The first few tries she would even growl at the other dogs but again I would tell her "it's ok they just want to play" and then say "good girl" when she would stop growling and start sniffing. Eventually she got over it and now she loves to go to the park and play. Lot's of patience and reinforcement when he does show interest and he will get the hang of it.
Hope this helps.
Yaremis |