Quincy is starting to exhibit timidness around things that never used to bother him and more tentative than in the past at new things.
My question is how to handle this?
One example is our Gator and golf cart we use around the property. Do I just force him around and on them or build up stowly? He had been on both when younger but now very suspicious
I am nott overly worried about the vehicles because as the weather improves he will see them used repeatedly.
The change in his demenour and how to properly proceed is my main concern.
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I think the most helpful thing for Quincy is a very calm, matter-of-fact attitude. Don't force the issue...but don't coddle him when he reacts fearfully either.
You can set this up as a desensitizing exercise starting at a point where he's comfortable and unafraid and very gradually moving closer to the thing that makes him fearful.
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Second Fear phase?
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