He scared of vacuums, laundry baskets, chairs, dish washer, and strangers it gets so bad that he'll just sit there and shake. Like when the vacuum is on, putting the dishes in the dishwasher, and when strangers come by him
Ok. Bring him up to the monitor. ...... Ok boy, just relax now. I'm going to get up, go in the other room and turn on my dishwasher. ... Now see, that wasn't so bad. Ok. Under the sheet behind me is a laundry basket..no, no, stay where you are, it's ok. I'm going to slowly pull off part of the sheet so you can only see part of it. .. Now a little more... ... And there it is. Wait a second boy! COME BACK!! ... ... I knew I should have taken the Chair and the Vacuum out of the basket first, may have moved too fast on that one. Times up anyway, pay my receptionist on the way out and we'll try again next week. Great progress today fella.
a little hard to answer when you give no info about the dog. If it is old enough take the dog to some obedience classes. That will often give a dog confidence. Get it socialized better. Google NILIF use it. That will put you in charge help him feel more secure
If the dog is a puppy, it will gain confidence as it matures. If it's an adult, you're going to have to push him out of his comfort zone or fear will rule his life. You know what they say, what doesn't kill you will make you stronger. I had a dog that was freaky scared of car rides. A friend told me to just keep taking her in the car for longer and longer rides--said she'd never heard of a dog that died of car ride fright. She was right. I took the dog on a cross-country road trip, and by the third day, she had settled down and will now ride to the moon and back.
I have a dog just like it, you just have to give it time. Whether it be a few weeks or years, I have had a dog for year, it would run from me for over 50 feet, now she will sniff my fingers and she's more comfortable in the house. It's all you can really do.
My dog is scared of loud noises, vacuum cleaners, spray bottles, dishes clanking, the stove being turned on etc. The thing that works the best is to give him lots of encouragement. Tell him what a good dog he is, give him treats and encourage him to stand up and be a happy puppy. Do NOT push him into anything though. As soon as you force your dog to do something he is not comfortable with he might snap at you because he is scared and has been abused before. (I think my dog has been, we got him from the humane society). So the important thing is no bullying, no physically shoving him, no hitting. Pet him and have a happy voice. This seemed to really work with my dog in becoming more confident and not as scared. **Also it's important to reinforce his good behavior (or less scared behavior) every time it goes on. My dog sometimes relapses but after encouragement is fine.
