Daisy is like that too. She is scared of people trying to touch her. She acts as if she wants to be near people but she gets frightened if they get close. Usually after about 5 visits to our house, she will act sorta happy with whoever it is.

She doesn't like to be brushed and she's almost fearful when she sees me get it. She's terrified to go to the groomer for anything. The vet visits almost give her a breakdown. She has even had slight bowel movements, she's so scared at these places. She even gets fearful when she tries to turn over for belly rubs. It's almost as if she's scared someone is going to hurt her all the time. I have always been puzzled by her behavior.

I always say she's the strangest dog I've ever seen. I've also had her since she was 8 weeks old. There's no reason for her to be like this and I have also given up on trying to change her.

The only thing I have attributed it to is that she was born in a house with several loud and aggressive dogs and humans. They didn't mistreat the pets but it could have intimidated her. She also may have been traumatized by all the people that came to see her when I got her. She was so tiny and cute, everybody wanted to see her. A couple of the kids may have scared her.