No i adopted him , and he was pretty young..
sudden noise just makes him jump, and yes i am guilty of using the same voice i praise him in.. I will change that..I do know he was mistreated from a puppy. he is such a good little dog and full of love and fun, but jumps evey time i move or something moves..will try the other voice to sooth him and see if that works, hes almost 3 now. He just learned to give paw and learning to say prayers..lol..we had quite a romp outside today, he really enjoyed that, whew but its hard on me I havent run in years, more weight loss i hope..lol..and he is much happier then he use to be..i will keep working with him..Didnt get the dog at the shelter, the poor thing is very ill, very..they were calling in the manager to have it taken to the vet..