Timid dog

A friend of mine called and offered to give us a pup that had some of my old line bred in...he had about 4 pups to choose from...we took one that looked more mt cur and he was sure enough timid...I told my grandsons to mess with him every chance they had. We took that pup on a week long vacation with us and he was in the river with the grandkids swimming and hanging out...that pup is totally trusting of us and has nerves of steel...

Some of the best dogs I have had were somewhat timid and didn't care for strangers...right now my 2 best dogs are somewhat timid...one I chose because he was the right size and build...the other was given to me from my old line of dogs...they are good with me but I have had lots of patience with them and with these dogs they need consistency so they can start trusting...little treats and lots of petting...