My 2 1/2 year old english cocker, Sophie, is "shy" and seems to be getting worse with time, not better. We got her as a 12 week old, and I was more or less home with her for the first 6 weeks we had her. I spent alot of time training, socializing (I thought), etc. She was always a bit "shy" until she got to know someone, but this behavior seems to be getting more pronounced as she is older, not better. She is very active, playful, etc with family, but seems fearful with most new dogs and humans. Dogs she knows well, and people she knows well, she is thrilled to see. The odd thing is, on a seemingly random basis, she will find a new dog attractive and try to play, instead of running back to me as she does with the vast marjority. She is also quite nervous at the vet and groomers. We have a 10 year old golden whom she adores, he is quite confident.

Any ideas for giving her more confidence? She likes clicker training, I'm just not sure what to reward or how to proceed with using this to "train" her to be less fearful. (if this is really what this behavior is).

thanks

Jake's mom