My Nana has a rescue dog, she is skittish and terrified of everything, it's heartbreaking :(
Because of that, I'm thinking your new friend may have had a bad experience *sigh* but I think if you just keep feeding her and leaving water out she'll come round, especially if you spend a bit of time out there with her, letting her know you're there and just doing whatever, she'll get the message that you won't hurt her ♥
It just takes a bit of time to gain their trust. That was the same with our puppy, she took a good week or two to realise this is where she now lived and we weren't going to send her back to the RSPCA.
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Date: 2011-03-16 04:30 am (UTC)Because of that, I'm thinking your new friend may have had a bad experience *sigh* but I think if you just keep feeding her and leaving water out she'll come round, especially if you spend a bit of time out there with her, letting her know you're there and just doing whatever, she'll get the message that you won't hurt her ♥
It just takes a bit of time to gain their trust. That was the same with our puppy, she took a good week or two to realise this is where she now lived and we weren't going to send her back to the RSPCA.
*lol* your Dad sounds like an amusing man :P