Positively | Victoria Stilwell | Forum

My dog is wary of new people. He used to be frightened of everything and everyone. The key is patience. He accepts new people if they ignore him....he approaches in his own time. Push it and he takes longer.

It could take a while, but I think the more patience you show the more trust you will gain.

Wanted to share that Cooper is no longer scared of moving cars!! Patience has been they key

This is Mums reply, I had misunderstood his Calais experience: "We don't know why he was there, but most of the dogs there are brought in off the streets. Calais wasn't a problem, he was in the car,apart from being carried into the the pet office ,then carried back to the car. I think it's just...

Thank you for your reply. He wasn't picked up off the streets as far as I know, Mum rescued him (and a couple of others) in October '14 , what happened before he was in the shelter though is unknown, so his very early life could well have been spent on the street. We don't know if he was in there fr...

Hello. Cooper is 6 months old and joined our family 3.5 weeks ago from Bulgaria (mum lives over there, fosters puppies rescued from a shelter). Cooper hasn't experienced much in the world, and while he has settled very well in many ways, he is fearful of the unknown - which is of course understandab...

Hello everyone! My name is Trish, and just over 3 weeks ago we adopted Cooper, a loving 6 month old boy who came from Bulgaria. In October '14 my Mum and Step Dad, who live there, rescued him from a shelter. They had been asked to collect one, but ended up with 3 including Cooper. They have been doi...