I have a 6 month old Bull Terrier puppy. I got him from the hood in Baltimore and Im 90% certain he was beaten as a puppy, and its made him super timid. It took him days to even bark, he flinches if I make a fast movement etc.
Anyway he's way too timid, I wanted a gaurd dog. I just took him for a walk and some assholes dog came running at us barking and my dog ran i had to stand between him and this other dog. I know if you want to make a dog mean towards other people you keep them away from other people their whole lives. But what can I do to give him the courage to at least protect me the next time it comes down to it? Will he grow out of the timidness with age as he gets bigger?
u/casper4824 — 1 day ago