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Puppy mill rescue, keep in mind this baby lived in a small Crate for 7 months of her life. She saw no ppl, was never spoken to, never cuddled, had no human contact. The only noise she heard was of barking dogs. I am from NY, worked in Manhattan if that is where you live. I lived in The Bronx,not as much noise as Manhattan,I didn't live near subways or over head trains. The noise in Manhattan are far greater then the 4 other boro's. The noise in Manhattan bothered me lol, TOO loud, I was not use to it. For a young pup that never heard trucks, horns, motorcycles is very scary for them. Her huddling against walls sounds like her huddled against the side of her crate. If it were me with a pup that was so scared of noises, when she shows this this fear I would pick her up, cuddle her, show her you are her protector, she is with you one week, she needs to bond with you, she needs to trust you, she needs to know you will protect her always. Cuddling, speaking in low tones when she shows this fear will soothe her. When you get to the park where is acts more normal set her down,let her enjoy the quietness of the park, then you can carry her part of the way back home. Walks in rain, again, remember she was a caged baby, she doesn't know what rain is, besides, most dogs HATE RAIN, HATE getting wet, buy her a rain coat to keep rain off her back ,it "may" help,but, her feet will still wet, and this they do like like. If it has rained at night and I open my door to let my dog out, he can smell the rain in the air and back in he comes lol. Mill pups need extra LOVE, human contact, speak in low tones as they are not use to human voices and lots patience is needed. With love, cuddles on walks she will get use to NY sounds, she will have trust in you that no harm will come to her. One week is not enough time, it could take months for her to lose this fear of loud sounds. Just be patent, don't rush, force her to accept, she will do it on her own time. I have a rescue boy, not from a puppy mill, he was a surrender, not an abused dog, 2.5 years down the road and I am still learning new things about him, but, he knows I am his protector,he is bonded to me, he trusts me,. TRUST is very important to all rescues, especially with puppy mill dogs. Good luck. And thank you for rescuing.