Re: Sudden fear of family and surroundings

Posted by: Linda
Posted on: March 31, 2001 at 06:59:14

In Reply to: Sudden fear of family and surroundings
Posted by: Mary Brewer
Posted on: March 27, 2001 at 19:24:42

Question:

: We have a 7 month old female JRT (Maggie)which we acquired a month ago from friends. She adjusted very well, but a few days ago our daughter accidently knelt on the Maggie's paw, which caused obvious pain. Now Maggie avoids our daughter, or yelps, rolls over and urinates when she is approached by her.

: What is happening here, and how can we overcome this behavior? Thanks

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Things like this really don't come on suddenly, your terrier is going to have to learn to trust your daughter again, and this is something that you and your daughter will have to work on. Have her take over the care and feeding of the Terrier, and this may take some time. Please be patient with the dog, she has been scared, and hurt and now she has to learn to trust again.
Regards
Linda