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The longer we have buddy the more we think that he might have had some bad treatment in the past. He is a very unsure guy, his leash issues have diminished almost completely with patience & positive methods
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Here's the thing tho that I don't know how to approach .... He is TERRIFIED of water from a hose , ground or standing water is NP he'll swim like a catfish
, but turn on a hose & he hides, I have been ignoring him when I'm using it, pretending not to notice him & it has been working as he'll still hide, but he won't disappear like he first did.
One setback tho, OH accidentally hit him with the water when he was cleaning the floor of the barn (he was behind something &'didnt see him) how much of a setback was this? He was coming to me when it happened but I didn't call him, he was just following me because I was moving away from the water as well, will he be afraid of me too? I hope not, we had such a relationship building
. we haven't had him that long (march 31 he came home).
Here's the thing tho that I don't know how to approach .... He is TERRIFIED of water from a hose , ground or standing water is NP he'll swim like a catfish
One setback tho, OH accidentally hit him with the water when he was cleaning the floor of the barn (he was behind something &'didnt see him) how much of a setback was this? He was coming to me when it happened but I didn't call him, he was just following me because I was moving away from the water as well, will he be afraid of me too? I hope not, we had such a relationship building