Her world has changed and her comfort zone is gone. She's trying to protect herself. Keeping her safe and secure feeling is important until she begins to settle and adjust. Having those she fears drop treats as they walk by her without interacting or looking at her for a while will help her warm to their nearness. Later, when she's out and about, tossing treats at her will also send her words of love in those treats and eventually she will want to initiate contact with those she trusts. I'd keep her sessions short and sweet with those she's growled out until she trusts them and feels secure with them and then they can begin to toss a ball for her, squeak a toy and baiting her with it, giving her treats all the while and eventually petting her on her back. Eventually, she will come to individually accept those in the home and cuddle and love with them as long as they don't scare or intimidate her by being too forward at first. Sounds as if she's come a long way already!
After she's settled in, a good home obedience program will help her regain her self-confidence and give her a job to do which is gold for a dog. It will help her more than anything - plus enriching her life with puzzles and games to challenge her mind and keep her focused on the issue at hand.
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |