I have two Collies from the same litter. I did not pay much attention to the ones I picked out. I just picked them because they looked the cutest to me. One of my dogs happens to be the Alpha male of the litter and the other is not a runt, but was the weakest one. The breeder told me this later.
For the first six weeks after being born all the males were in one area and the weakest one was picked on a lot. Now he is very afraid of going outside during the day or walking on a leash.
I am wondering if there is some kind of dog trauma from being picked on and now he lives with the Alpha of the litter. I'm looking for ways to get him not so shy and to walk on a leash. He's just scared of all noises it seems. At night, he goes out very willingly.
Any help is appreciated!
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There absolutely is. Cesar Millan of Dog WHisperer has much to say about dogs with, essentially, self esteem issues.
One easy fix is to work on his posture. Every time you take him for a walk, you make sure that he is holding his head up high. YOu can tell that he's feeling fearful when his head is hanging low and his tail is between his legs.
Well, you can with the leash gently force his head to be up and with your hand gently force his tail to point upward, and just by changing his physiology, he will begin to feel better about himself (this is true of people too, by the way)
I would ease him into being g around other dogs. Hopefully you know someone with an easygoing dog and your fearful dog could spend time with this dog. Praise him lavishly and then introduce him to other dogs. You could also look into dog training classes that include this topic.
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