your poodle is no more mental than you or i . she has fear issues that in time and a lot of TLC she will get over it. when i first got my poodle the man that had her kept her in a kennel atleast 18 hrs a day. she didnt know what toys were chew bones just life in general. he was getting rid of her due to the fact that he said she was tooooo loving now tell me how stupid that is.he was a single man that works for a very good company but apparently didnt have common sense. he had got a tiny toy male and a miniture girl from a pet store and paid really good money for them. he had them for the first 4 months of their life. those first few months make an impression on them i still have a problem with toys etc its really a slow process. hang in there and things will work out. have faith and lots of love.