Maggy Settling in But Has" Issues"
Well we have had Maggy for one month now and she is settling in nicely with me but with my DH & DS, that seems to be a different story. She still does not go near either of them even when they try to...
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Our first rescue was a puppy mill dog. She was very afraid of certain men and it seemed to be their build, the kind of clothes they were wearing and if they had a baseball cap on or not. My adult son quickly learned to remove his baseball cap before he came in the house. My DH is a soft spoken gentle man, but it still took at least 6 months before she started trusting him. As far as the walking - she was afraid of everything - cars, trees, leaves blowing, children and bikes, lawnmowers - and -- shovels especially petrified her. We also noticed she was afraid of the tones the telephone made when we dialed a number. Guessing she had a bark collar on all her life. There was so much to overcome, but within a year she gained a personality, settled in and was the best little dog. She was also afraid of storms and nothing could console her. She had lived outdoors in all weather for 7 years, I couldn't blame her one bit!
As far as the itchy skin --- our current dog, a Japanese Chin was doing this. It was the flea/tic treatment. (We were using frontline) and after changing to a different one - no further problem. My daughter's lab also had the same problem with that. Keep it in mind as a possibility that it could be something like that. Good luck and I'm sure she will be worth all the effort. She needs lots of time.
As far as the itchy skin --- our current dog, a Japanese Chin was doing this. It was the flea/tic treatment. (We were using frontline) and after changing to a different one - no further problem. My daughter's lab also had the same problem with that. Keep it in mind as a possibility that it could be something like that. Good luck and I'm sure she will be worth all the effort. She needs lots of time.
