I have a 5 month old am. pit that has been with me for 5 days now.He is very timid and unsure not to mention freaking out in the truck. How can I help this dog come out of his shell. He is just unsure he is getting better in the house he is afraid of the outside. Any advice would be great.
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My first thought would be for you to take it slow.
Your dog is new to both you and its living conditions, let it have time to bond to you for a bit so it can gain some confidence.
Show it love and get it on a schedule so that it can get use to how a day goes in your household - dogs thrive on the familiar, so give him a chance to settle in before it you start expecting things out of it.
Like Will said, give him time. You can also find a treat he likes and lure him outside with that. Give lots of treats and play when outside. Also you can practice getting into and out of the truck. Don't go anywhere. Just open the door and lure him in then treat. Get him out and repeat several times a day. You want to make the truck a fun place to be. Eventually you will want to phase out the lure and just treat after getting in then when he is comfortable with that treat only during an actual ride. Molly loves a stop at DQ and a scoop of ice cream.
Molly had trouble with her first few car rides. She was dumped on us so she thought that getting in a car meant she was going to be thrown away again. It took several rides always coming back home for her to get enthused about riding in the car. Now whenever we are outside she will walk over to the car and look at it like, "Hey are going for a ride today".
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