[yorkietalkjilly]

I'm proud of you for taking him. Tupp is extremely blessed. If you can get him playing ball and running to get treats you toss across the floor and bring him out of himself playing, it can get them to interact meaningfully sooner. Then, starting some good old obedience training using only positive reinforcement and making it really fun can start to give them some confidence. Keeping it very short and repeating the trick only 3 - 5 times and then treating/praising and having 3 sessions a day can over a little time really get him loving to work and learn, build up his self-reliance, his self-esteem, teach him to start to build trust and bond with you as you two become a team. Getting an abused or neglected dog working and learning and achieving something can help them blossom into very happy dogs for the most part, still haunted at times by something that triggers a fear, but for the most part, a contented pet. Thank you so very much for helping him and giving him a real life.