@sharronhurlbut:
It is an adventure. I went to a dog show today with Lisa and she brought her dogs with Wheat and her red girl.
Wheat is odd, she gets scared when p/u. I told the few folks who handled her to be gentle but firm and only put her down when she relaxed.
I talked to Lisa about it, and she said the dogs in the villages, we very seldom touched.
They were submissive, asking humans for food, and maybe a pat on the head, but otherwise, picking up a dog, was usually not going to be good for the dog.
So, we will have to work on that.
But she is just a wonder. Imagine, she has more airline miles than I do! laugh.
Also, only 6 weeks ago, she was living in Africa!!!
WOW.
Definitely a good plan for helping her adjust. If she really freaks out when p/u..you might not have new folks pick her up just yet, and you work on just picking her up a couple inches off the floor, and then put back down…so that she isn't past her stress threshold. Working with fears is wierd..it is different than plain resistance issues. You don't want to flood them with the stimulus they are fearful of, but work right up to their threshold, and then build past it.
I am really so excited for you