Just a trial run....we are taking care of him for the couple this week...and deciding if we want to keep him permanently or not.

Well, so far, he's being extremely timid. He's completely afraid of my husband. Bailey keeps barking at James trying to get him to play, but he won't move.

I put him in the crate last night and he wouldn't come out. I tried coaxing him out with treats and he wouldn't come out. I tried for almost an hour, cause I knew he needed to go out. Finally, I had to put the leash on him and pull him out of the crate.

After he was out, he was still timid, but he did go out and potty. When I brought him back in, he tried to go straight to the crate but the door was closed. He settled for laying down in a corner next to the crates.

He'll barely come out of the bedroom now. He would only eat when I brought the dishes to the door of the bedroom.

I keep trying to talk to him in a soothing voice and a happy high pitched voice. He's just so afraid. Every time we go to pet him, he acts like we are going to beat him or something.

We might try taking Bailey and James to the dog park today to see if he'd like that. He seemed to do ok there with the lady who's been taking care of him so far.

For anybody who's reading this, I REALLY need some more advice about dealing with a REALLY timid dog. This is a really different experience for me, because I've never dealt with a dog who wasn't at least somewhat confident