shy timid dog

[williamsdb1283]

I have a 8 month old dog that i bought from a guy.  She comes from a good line of dogs.  The problem i am having with her is that she is very timid.  I have had her for about 3 months now and still cant put a hand on her.  I know where she came from and she has never been beat or abused.  I can let her out of pen and she will follow me anywhere I go and plays with other dogs fine,  she just stays just out of reach.  I corner her in kennel everyday and love on her and pet her, but it does not seem to be working.  Does anyone have any ideas that i can try with this dog.

[SCHitemHard]

Sit in her kennel with a big package of hot dogs, and toss her a few and then lay on at your feet and just work your way up till she sits on your lap beggin for more.

let me know if you need anymore advice, types of dogs like this are my specialty

[TimmsHogDogs]

We have a male dog that was the same way, my husband put a lead on him and sat in a chair and convinced the dog to come to him for treats... It worked after a while but the dog wont go to anyone but my husband not even me and I feed the dogs all the time.... He started warming up alot when in the woods but is still somewhat shy at the house

[hillbilly]

try putting her on a chain and make her come to you to eat.

[Greg W]

Do like you are trying to get a horse to come to you. Get low & no movement or eye contact. They will come & check you out the key is make them touch you first. 

[Peachcreek]

I have been dealing with this for about two months now... lots of cheap hotdogs and some tlc now i can at least walk up to him without him running away. If i want to catch him i let some of the other dogs out and when he sees them coming to me he will come too now.  I made the mistake of takin him hunting with us last weekend and i couldnt catch him for 4 hours I was P.O.ed and after about 6 miles he was ready to be caught

[jimmy_creed]

A HAVE A DOG LIKE THAT AND HAS BEEN LIKE THAT SINCE HE WAS A PUPPY HE JUST DOSE NOT LIKE PEOPLE MESSING WITH HIM BUT HE LOADS AND COMES BACK WHEN YOU CALL YOUR JUST NOT GOING TO TOUCH HIM MUCH WHEN YOU GET HIM IN HIS PEN YOU CAN HANDLE HIM A LITTLE BUT HE JUST DONT LIKE PEOPLE

[Kessling Kennels]

Some of the best  dogs I've ever hunted behind were hard to put your hands on.
Get her to where you can catch her and load up if you get her to friendly she may never leave your side. JMO

[craig]

vienna sausage the cheap ones work good..

[Bo Pugh]

i got a dog that was hard to catch and a old dog hunter told me to put her on the chain for a few days and rub her belly before you feed her and then pee on her head, so i figured it was worth a shot and tried it and i havent turned her loose yet i might repeat step 2 one more time and turn her loose and see if she comes back but she does come up to me on the chain, anything with a timid dog is worth a shot

[craig]

i hope the neighbors dont drive up on you,   that might be hard to explain..

[geronimo]

just feed the dog once a day and sit in the kennel while the dog eats dont try to touch the dog for the first couple days then slowly start to try to talk calmly to the dog to get used to your voice while it eats then then next few days try to just pet the dog while it eats . you need to build that trust that your ok. then just spend time with the dog some dogs are sensetive some are just born to hunt and could care less if you rode on their back its all in their genetics. but again im just telling you what has worked for me because i have had more than one like this but i will also tell you they ended up culls but thats just my standard on what i had

[redtick23]

i put a timid dog with a dog that always wants to be petted at feeding time and they will start to come around normally that or i will chain them at the front of my kennels and that way they have to be close to me when i am taking care of the rest of the dogs and they learn to trust me  they may never like to be handled but you can get them to learn to load up alot easyer

[YELLOWBLACKMASK]

Only voicing my preference on this one, but unless he sure enough hunts like he sold his soul to the devil I can't justify the frustration in dealing with a wild eye. To many out there that can be delt with without headache for me. I got one right now that is border line gettin the boot cause of it. If you enjoy fooling with em guess its another story. Hope he works out for you or you find something that will partner. Happy Huntin!

[boatrunner]

Inless you like a dog like that , FLOW it and get another .

[bailey508]

I fed a dog for three years that I had really high hopes for. her mom, dad, and all litter mates were jam up dogs. this gyp was so chy and timid that when i would walk out to feed she would roll over on her back and stick all four feet in the air and pee all over herself. everytime i tried to get her to bay, she would do the same thing. put her in a bay pen a few times and she would try to climb out. wouldnt give a hog a second glance unless it was when she was running past it to get to a gate. it was dang embarrasing, the way she acted, you would have thought i beat on her. finally had to cull her. really didnt want to, but the bottom line was, she just didnt have it in her.

[YELLOWBLACKMASK]

Yep Bailey I feel for ya that's exactly what I try and avoid with the crazies. Now whip out your calculator and figure up three years of dog food at 22 bucks a sack. Makes you sick. Unless that is just your thing that you personally enjoy  better cut your losses early and Leave the coyotes in the woods. 

[bailey508]

Yep Bailey I feel for ya that's exactly what I try and avoid with the crazies. Now whip out your calculator and figure up three years of dog food at 22 bucks a sack. Makes you sick. Unless that is just your thing that you personally enjoy  better cut your losses early and Leave the coyotes in the woods. 

lessons learned on this one

[GOTBOAR]

i got a dog that was hard to catch and a old dog hunter told me to put her on the chain for a few days and rub her belly before you feed her and then pee on her head, so i figured it was worth a shot and tried it and i havent turned her loose yet i might repeat step 2 one more time and turn her loose and see if she comes back but she does come up to me on the chain, anything with a timid dog is worth a shot

I was told the same thing except i thought he said pee on yer hand and rub their belly. I did it a few times till the wife caught me. Havent lived that one done.

[dub]

Don't corner and force contact.