Thanks! :thumbup: I'm going to keep trying this. Because he WILL take treats from people, kids and adults alike. So I guess that's a good first step.

I kinda wish that shadow was alittle shy. He will run up to complete strangers and ask for attention. We took him to the dog park last saturday and he was more interested in the people then the dogs. As a matter of fact any new person that came to the park, he would run up to them and greet them by jumping on their leg.

Thor is definitely a people dog, and loves running up to strangers in hopes that he'll get food. Sometimes he's pretty obvious about it, and after sniffing them, he loses interest, often while they are in mid-coo. As you know, he's generally quite uncomfortable with other dogs, and sometimes he'll bark at people out of nowhere. Like, my superintendent, who he's met 100 times, and is always nice to him, every so often Thor will decide he's An Enemy and will bark his little brains out.

I also have Thor going to a doggy daycare that specializes in small dogs. He goes twice per week. They say he is making progress, but it's very slow.

I guess what I am saying, bottom line, is that it seems to take a reeeeeeeeeally long time to change any kind of fear-based behavior. I treat and distract Thor *every single time* we pass by another dog, and I've been doing this for almost a *year*. And the other night, he went completely apes**t because another (small) dog was getting treats from "his" corner store cashier. I mean, he was all out, lunging against his harness, waving his front paws, and bark bark bark barking. I'm sure he was quite pleased with himself, because of course the dog's owner eventually paid for their stuff and left, ie, Thor successfully scared the treat thief away.

It takes a lot of patience, I guess. :rolleyes:

My yorkie that passed Sophie was like that too. She was soo shy around new people, she would cowar..ppl prob. thought i beat her too but that's just how she was when she got here. They all have different personalities. I worked with her and more and more she got used to new people..and would go up to them, sniff them and then run back to me but she wouldnt really let them pet her or anything. She was so attached to me, like a shy little girl at her first day of school or something. Teddy on the other hand throws himself on people lol