How do you react when Skya gets nervous? I noticed that you or somebody else will hold her a lot. I'm wondering if the constant holding is reinforcing her fear.

Do you do any "leadership" stuff? Not like scruff shakes or anything (DoG knows I'm extremely against compulsion training), but NILIF? If Skya is to get over her fear, she has to build confidence and I think having a lot of confidence in you is going to help her build confidence in other people, too.

In terms of puppy socialization windows, it's closing at around 4 months and it's normal for her to start getting more weary. However, to counteract that, I would just take her out to a higher-stress environment where you know she's a little out of her comfort zone and just sit there. She has to learn how to acclimate and learn coping skills. To encourage relaxation, you can start massaging her when she starts to acclimate to the environment and slowly feed her *scrumptious* treats. Once she's giving in to your touch and is clearly relaxed, have a stooge person walk slowly and drop a treat by her. Do not have the person approach or look Skya in the eyes. It's just classic DS and CC. She's young, so I don't think she needs any serious behavioral modification. Just DS and CC will do her a lot of good