Dear K9soul, Hi. I'm new to this site, but have had some experience with what you're asking about. Maybe you could do the same for your Tommy.

I adopted/rescued Sascha, a darling American Eskimo dog about a year and a half ago that had been mistreated and was very afraid of all kinds of things. The trainer I worked with suggested that we make a game out of whatever it was that scared her. For instance, movement scared her. Umbrellas scared her. OK, we opened up and umbrella, put some treats on it, had her come over and reach over it to get the treats. Twirl the umbrella a little, more treats, etc. Eventually she had to step on the umbrella to get the treats. Increased the difficulty a little bit at a time. She's no longer afraid of umbrellas or movement.

She was also afraid of quick hand movements, (obviously someone hit her in the past) so we made it into the zoomie game where I made funny noises and moved my hands and arms around her face, and gave her treats for putting up with me. Gradually, she realized it was a game and started playing back, and learned not to be afraid of quick hand movements.

Direct eye contact was threatening to her, so we made a game out of staring at her and moving my face closer and closer to hers while holding the eye contact. This has helped her allow other people to look at her without becoming aggressive towards them.

With Tommy, I'd start with holding the spoon or something that she's shown to be afraid of unthreateningly in your hand. Have her come to you and receive a treat. Then raise the spoon a little bit, give her another treat. Each time, raise it a little higher, and reward her for staying near you and receiving a treat. Go real slow with it and use lots of treats.

Good luck!