[ChibiLuv]

Ok not a yorkie but I figured some of you know way more about training and maybe could offer help. There is a beautiful lab mix at our shelter named Paul, as a puppy he fell out of the back of a truck and broke his leg very badly. He spent his entire puppyhood in a crate in our medical area mostly only being handled by vet techs who are mostly girls. As a result he is extremely under socialized and scared of strangers, especially men and children. He barks, growls and howls at strangers. If you try to walk him past a stranger he slinks low to the ground barks (big mean dog bark) and cowers away from them. I have been trying to work with him but I'm not really sure what the right thing to do here is. He likes treats but is not super food motivated, when he gets scared a treat does not help. I worry he is getting worse, the other day he lunged out at a young boy which he has never done before. I don't want to correct him too harshly because he is acting out of fear. He is about a year old now and sadly he is too big for me to take home so I need ways I can work with him at the shelter. Any suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks