I feel you with the covid troubles, we got our pup in mid September and he only just met another dog two days ago at puppy class. Is there a pet store you can visit?
As for socializing with a diversity of ppl, Ozzy was terrified of strangers and wailed at his vet visit for his second round of shots when the vet touched him bc he had only met 3 ppl before that. So all of this is expected.
He has since met my parents, my OH's parents, his sister and my nieces. The vet suggested I have my nieces feed Ozzy his meal. In any case, my nieces each met him separately and then again together and each time they fed him treats while sitting on the floor. We let Ozzy approach my oldest niece totally on his own and after cowering and barking, he eventually settled and my niece was able to establish a relationship enough to be able to hold him (seated on the floor) by the end of it.
I'm nothing of a dog trainer, just someone else with a covid pup, so just saying what it's working for us. Of course each dog has its own pace for approval and watching the dog's behavior and moving at that pace is very important, but hopefully some reward would help her to soften up with ppl she finds scary atm.
As for socializing with a diversity of ppl, Ozzy was terrified of strangers and wailed at his vet visit for his second round of shots when the vet touched him bc he had only met 3 ppl before that. So all of this is expected.
He has since met my parents, my OH's parents, his sister and my nieces. The vet suggested I have my nieces feed Ozzy his meal. In any case, my nieces each met him separately and then again together and each time they fed him treats while sitting on the floor. We let Ozzy approach my oldest niece totally on his own and after cowering and barking, he eventually settled and my niece was able to establish a relationship enough to be able to hold him (seated on the floor) by the end of it.
I'm nothing of a dog trainer, just someone else with a covid pup, so just saying what it's working for us. Of course each dog has its own pace for approval and watching the dog's behavior and moving at that pace is very important, but hopefully some reward would help her to soften up with ppl she finds scary atm.
