[yorkietalkjilly]

As you have had her for 6 months and from the history you stress, it sounds as if she's settled in with you as well as any rescue does that first six months in a new home except for her fear of sounds and the unexpected - sounds being the main thing you stressed. Working to help her deal with her fear of sounds and the unexpected will help her immensely at this point if indeed she's cuddling and otherwise living a fairly normal life for the first six months in a new home. I'd say she now needs to no longer spend time living with her fears but needs to get some rehab sessions and get her mind off those things by working some to help herself become more self-confident. Best thing for anxious, panicky dogs after they have adjusted to the new home and time has passed is to get them busy working and learning and not catering much to their anxieties but rather directly helping them deal with them tiny steps at a time. Once even the most abused and panicky dog learns she can cope with some things she once feared, she'll begin to become a much more confident, happy girl and begin to generally fear less and less and as her lessons continue, she'll get better and better if you don't hurry her. Best of luck to you!!!