How can I get a previously abused dog inside the house?

She trusts us enough, she comes to us, walks with us etc. She just REFUSES to come into the house.

whoops didnt read the food thing. well umm approach her slowly and dont be too quick with movements try petting her or something and maybe then she’ll take the food

maybe shes a outside dog like what kind of dog is she?

Sadly, the pain they inflicted on that dog has been scarred into her memory. I think the only thing you can do is to just try to make a bit of progress every week. It’s going to be a slow and irritating process. Just try to coax her to get a bit closer to the house. Then to put a paw on the doorway, then sit at the doorway. Lots and lots of coaxing. Hopefully, she’ll eventually go in.

The radical thing to do would be just to get a guy to pick her up and place her inside. Then show her you won’t do anything. Continue doing that til she’s okay being in there.

you have to be very, very patient with your dog - it has lot of traumas from previous life so that you must work on it that you can deserve the trust from your dog - poor dog have to regain the trust on humans once again - think about yourself if you have been betraid even once in your life. Patience and love is the only answer.

Pick her up and take her into the house and see what she does ,if she doesn’t try to run outside , pet her and praise her.

You can also try gaining her trust before trying to get her into the house , give her alot of attention and give her love , then try getting her in :)

I suggest you go on a nice LONG walk/jog with her, and get her tired out. That way when you get back to your house, some of her frustrated/anxious energy will have been relieved, and you will probably find it easier to coax her in. And she will naturally be in a “rest” state of mind.

I think that you will have to be confident and calm with her. She needs to feel as though she can trust you. Naturally, she would follow the leader of the pack - who is always calm and assertive.

I also suggest you keep the high-pitched voices to a minimum as this will just feed her anxiety. Perhaps also make sure that it is only you and her in the house? Because if there are a lot of people, then it will be even harder, much more overwhelming, and much more stressful for her.

Also, instead of trying to coax her in with food, maybe use it as a reward as she gets gets closer to the house, or when she relaxes? To reinforce that behaviour. Giving her cuddles and food etc. when she seems agitated and nervous is only reinforcing and rewarding that behaviour in her mind. Which won’t do any good.

Those are just some things to consider. My main suggestion though is that you remain CALM and assertive. Don’t force her to do anything, and don’t get frustrated if she doesn’t respond at first, it is going to take time.

All the best, its so nice that you are looking after her now! :)

First of all give it time. Try shaping, it may work. Reward her when she gets within x amount of feet towards the door, and then keep rewarding her the closer she gets, see if you can get her to come to the door. The hard part is getting her to step in the doorway, but I think even that can be slowly done. It’s a slow process. It wont happen in one day. But I’ve had abused animals and give them enough time and you can do a lot (I mean I’d just drag the dog out from under the container where he refused to come out from, but he was the size of my hand, I’m not sure that will work if you cant pick it up)

use food and water and put them outside the door and then if he lets you pet him, after about a week, you can usually get them to get in the house