Introducing Remi the scared dog

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I have a beautiful 4 year old Staffy Cross called Remi. She was rescued from Battersea Dogs Home in Feb 2014. She is a lovely gentle dog but suffers from severe anxiety. She spends most of her day sleeping and is scared to go outside. When we first got her she would go out for walks but after 9 months she started to tremble and would not get out of the car or let us walk her off our driveway. I am really hoping to get some support and advice from any other members who have anxious dogs. I feel as though I have tried everything and she still looks so sad most of the time and it breaks my heart.

Welcome to the forums. Remi is such a beautiful girl I hope here you will find the support and advice needed with getting her to overcome her fears.

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Hi ya, welcome to the Forum

What a great picture, I can see that Remi is really loved there. My Flo stayed at Hotel Battersea before she came home with us , thank you for the rescue.

I would have said to let Remi settle but this has started after 9 months of being with you which is strange, can you remember if there has been an incident that has upset her ? Another thing to consider is if she is sore anywhere which makes walking painful ?

i'm just covering the basics which I'm sure you already have thought of. My Flo can have episodes where she doesn't want to walk and I have even resorted to picking her up so that she gets the message that we are going however much she sits or lays down (the neighbours all laugh at this) but when we get to the park she loves it. What's Remi's reaction at the park ?

Hiya from me and Vinnie, well done on rescuing. I am sure you can work with Remi with some support to overcome this

hia from me and sasha well done on the rescue,have you tried to talk to battersea and see if they can help at all,ie let you know how she was when she was there

if you can get some background this may be helpful to determine what has triggered her fear and anxiety perhaps battersea can recommend someone to help you there was a paul o grady show done with battersea and the dog was called whisper good luck.

Hi and welcome from us and Suki

Hi and welcome from me and Misty. Well done on the rescue.

Hi and welcome to the forum from me and the zoo xx

Hi and welcome from Oz and me I remember a TV programme with staff which wouldn't go out, they did it eventually bug I can't remember the name of the programme