Advice needed on shelter dog
We lost our nearly 18 y/o doxie in January. In March, we rescued Maddie, a doxie, from the shelter. The vet estimates Maddie to be approximately 3 years old. From Maddie's behavior, I can only assume she was abused. She was picked up by the dog warden in -15 degree temperatures wandering the street. No one claimed her, so she was taken to the shelter. She is housebroken, walks very well on a leash and has the whitest teeth I have ever seen. She is kenneled at bedtime and sleeps thru the night. When we let her out of her kennel to go outside, she yips and jumps up on my legs all the way outside and even after we get outside. I stand still and eventually she stops and does her duties. She does the same thing if I go outside for 5 minutes or if I run to the store for an hour or so. When we go to pet her, she cowers...also if we barely raise our voice. Our 9 y/o doxie keeps his distance most of the time, as she is extremely aggressive toward him. She will run full speed and slam into him. He will not go outside to go potty when she does, so we take him out separately. We live in a small community and do not have excess to trainers for small dogs...just hunting dogs. Any helpful advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
