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cidneyI · 11-19-2013, 12:51 PM

I adopted a 1 yr old puppy who had some sort of rough start in his young life. The foster lady told me he was abused in some manner by a man and then dumped off in the woods at 6 months old. He is a yr old now and I am going to do my best by him to help him over come his fears.

He is fearful of men, loud noises and sudden moves. He has his go to hiding spots and just seems to pace around when he is not hiding. I know the best thing to do is to establish a stable, loving enviroment but I am not quite sure on other things I should or should not be doing to help him through his fears and now being placed in a new home. It seems when I think he is fine with whatever we are doing at the moment like just sitting on the floor with him, he takes off to a hiding place and I have no idea what triggered his fear.

Any suggestions on how to help this little guy?

11-19-2013, 12:51 PM	#1
cidneyI Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sugar Land, tx, USA Posts: 37	Need advise on how to handle a very skittish Yorkie I adopted a 1 yr old puppy who had some sort of rough start in his young life. The foster lady told me he was abused in some manner by a man and then dumped off in the woods at 6 months old. He is a yr old now and I am going to do my best by him to help him over come his fears. He is fearful of men, loud noises and sudden moves. He has his go to hiding spots and just seems to pace around when he is not hiding. I know the best thing to do is to establish a stable, loving enviroment but I am not quite sure on other things I should or should not be doing to help him through his fears and now being placed in a new home. It seems when I think he is fine with whatever we are doing at the moment like just sitting on the floor with him, he takes off to a hiding place and I have no idea what triggered his fear. Any suggestions on how to help this little guy?