I would expose this baby to short well timed exposures to unfamiliar new out door experiences....rather than exposing the pup to an extended period of time in a situation that is over stimulating his senses, I would severely limit such exposure....outside in my arms for maybe a SHORT walk down the street....not the length of a football field, but just past the next door house or a hundred feet or so...after you have carried him this distance for a week, a couple times a day, then put him on the ground qnd let him walk the distance....when he is COMFORTABLE AND SECURE with this area, go farther down the street, again, in your arms for the added distance, until he gets familiar with THAT new and terrifying, over stimulating area! After you can tell he is comfortable with the second leg of the trip, allow him to add that distance to his walk on the ground....this is all new and horribly terrifying to him....go slow and easy and understand where his terror is coming from. You have to build his self confidence and courage....terriers by nature are instinctively aggressive and "all out in front" of a challenge....but abuse intimidates them and their little psyche, and they will by nature try desperately to overcome their own fear, and if it was not such a severe and brutal encounter they have had to survive, these determined little precious babies, with every fiber of their being, will try so hard to "adjust" and "come around" to any kind soul that treats them adoringly, with patience and understanding.
Your continued adoration, respect, kindness, loving care, and pleasure with this little love, will be richly rewarded when he gets strength from you, courage from you, love from you, determination and knowledge and pleasure from you and things you do with him, for him and to him.....Bless you for taking on this challenge, to restore this precious little dogs courage and strength and heart full of love....God is watching and seeing, and He is pleased. |