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@siskie Man, stop trying to pet her! Don’t approach her, or wake her up. I want the best for you and this dog but you have to leave her alone and give her space.

@siskie Eventually, yes. He did sleep a LOT for the first few weeks. Our trainer described it as "decompressing" time. When they're that anxious, they aren't entering deep sleep, so they aren't as well-rested as they might appear. That's why they sleep so much.

@siskie Think of it like this. If you were airlifted into a stranger's house, who kept trying to shove food in your mouth and make you do things, how long would it take you to get used to it? With no explanation of what happened to your past life? A year? 5 years? Scale that down to your dog...

@siskie What do you mean by problem? As background, my dog, Ollie, was the same way as yours when we got him at 8 months. Even at 3 weeks. He looked the same on walks — anxious, a mess. He hid in his crate for a week when we got him; I think you said your dog was the same way but for longer...

@siskie Honestly, I’m pretty new to the world of shy dogs and am guessing it’s different from dog to dog regarding the root of their anxiety and how to address it. Ours is anxious-attached. So when he gets scared, he tries to come closer and gets cuddly to make himself seem like less of a...

@siskie When we first got Ollie, he didn’t leave his crate for 3 days. I left his bowl right outside his door and he would come out for meals, and we left his harness on (it had a handle) so we could ease him out to go potty. Definitely just let her be for a week or so. Only take her out when...