How do I handle a scared dog, please help?

Try your best not to comfort it, I know that might sound a little heartless but your basically reinforcing your dogs idea of fear, its like telling him You’re right go ahead and be scared, this is basically depriving your dog of self confidence, reminding him that your not always going to be there. Try your best to ignore the signs of him being fearful, if he takes the clue that whatever is that is going on is a neutral thing then he will most likely see it as neutral as well.

Other than that I don’t really know much else you can do D: try enforcing the idea that its a calm environment and that she has nothing to be scared about. I think though if she had any past caretakers then they might’ve caused a dependency on their caretaker, it’s a bad thing to do in my opinion. Try your best though

Wish you luck :)

A website I picked up that might be helpful for you

http://www.scaredydog.info/?gclid=COa78d-hyp8CFegL5QodU2FaOA

I have had an experiance like that before and you could either soothe it as best as you can. You can let it sniff your hand and get used to you. Give the dog time to get used to your house and smell everything. If you dont want your dog to get put down and he is really not adjusting to your household try putting him in a training place to turn him into a dog for the blind or deaf..you get the idea!

go to youtubeand try look up that stuff with pros doin it

This might help also: A puppy that’s not encouraged to build self-confidence can become an overly shy dog. It’s during a puppy’s socialization period that his confidence is instilled. Some breeds tend to be more timid than others, however, shyness can become a serious behavior problem with any dog that’s not properly socialized. Shy dogs tend to be afraid of everything from people and strange objects to loud noises. You can’t force a dog to be brave; you can only encourage him through praise and leadership: http://www.raisingspot.com/behavioral-problems/shy-dog