Daisy is 4 months old. I don't know her history but she is scared to death of everything!!!! She'll hiss and hiss when you go near her. But I picked her up the first time anyway, even though I wasn't sure if she'd claw my eyes out. She just sat in my arms and shook. I make a point of going to see her about 10 times a day so hopefully soon she'll be less afraid of people.