Timid dog

Quite a few bird dogs are like that. We had one that was going to be good but acted like and idiot around peple. We staked him at the door when we were at dog camp up in Oklahoma. Everybody that went by had to pet him. If they had to well rope him from under the porch it didn't matter. He finally came out of it.

I bought one that was kind of shy. He laid down when he got next to you. Once he got used to me he got out of it and he is just fine now.

Some dogs are just born a half a bubble off center and nothing is going to change that.