ScuttleGirl
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We have had our bully, Scuttle, for almost a week now. Right away we could see that she was fearful to the new situation, sounds, home-life, etc... A little background: Her and 12 other bullies were taken from a local vet here in Jacksonville. It's pretty apparent that she has not had any socialization other than what was in the house. Every noise in the house, from someone sneezing to turnng on the faucet, scares her and makes her jump. She is especially scared of the concrete floors (we tore up our carpeting) and stays on the area rug in the living room most of the time. JUST today she started showing aggression to our 4-year-old Golden Retriever and we nipped it in the bud right away and she seems to be okay but we are watching her around him. We have been taking her on walks to get her used to her new surroundings and smells and we have also been leashing her and taking her around to different rooms in the house to get her used to them as well. The kitchen was a big deal for her becuase she doesn't like the flooring. Once she calmed down, she finally took a treat from me and was calm and actually stayed there off leash for a bit while we ate dinner. That's another thing, she won't even take a treat when she's nervous so it's difficult to even try to give her a reward to doing something new.
I would love suggestions on how to help her. She is making progress...slowly.
I would love suggestions on how to help her. She is making progress...slowly.