Nebo doesn't like people petting him that he doesn't know.....even people he knows sometime. I wouldn't call him "hand shy" but if some stranger just reaches down to pat his head, he'll move his head away like "what are you doing?" A lot of dogs don't really like to be petted on the head first. And Nebo does not normally care for strangers, especially men.

He's also afraid of the vacuum cleaner....and Reggie is afraid of any loud noises, and odd things like balloons. Many dogs are afraid of noises like thunder, gunshots, fireworks, etc. and it's not necessarily because they had a bad experience.

Neither have been abused, we've had them both since they were pups....I think sometimes it may just be the way a dog is born, or of course, how socialized they were. After meeting Nebo's mom again, I can tell he's a *lot* like her in personality. His dad was very very friendly with us, and she wasn't...she didn't know us.