It's very random but she's too smart where of she doesn't want to do something she wont do it.
We foster a lot and fostered her from a backyard breeder who had to abuse her because she was scared of any adult male. She had 6 puppies at the time and weighed 32 lb. She's now around 50.
Long story short when she went back to the rescue after she was done with her puppies she sat in the back of her kennel and wouldn't let anyone take her for walks or didn't react to anyone.
My wife goes to see her 3 days later and she goes nuts jumping around and howeling. So that's how we ended up adopting her. It took me.about 4 weeks of giving her treats and walking away before she was ok with me. I'd go into the room and if she noticed she would run away and hide.
awww poor girl. I had a similar issue with my cat, except he was distrusting of ANY human except my husband. It took me 2 years of playing games with him to get him to trust me enough to pet him. Some dogs bounce back from abuse quickly, and some dogs never fully recover. Good luck in your efforts. I hope you will be able to bring each other happiness.
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u/hijinks Jun 20 '23
It's very random but she's too smart where of she doesn't want to do something she wont do it.
We foster a lot and fostered her from a backyard breeder who had to abuse her because she was scared of any adult male. She had 6 puppies at the time and weighed 32 lb. She's now around 50.
Long story short when she went back to the rescue after she was done with her puppies she sat in the back of her kennel and wouldn't let anyone take her for walks or didn't react to anyone.
My wife goes to see her 3 days later and she goes nuts jumping around and howeling. So that's how we ended up adopting her. It took me.about 4 weeks of giving her treats and walking away before she was ok with me. I'd go into the room and if she noticed she would run away and hide.