New Addition in the family!!

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CONGRATULATIONS on your new puppy.

Figuring Bell is a healthy pup, sounds like
Bell is on the shy side. It's always best to pick
out a puppy that is out-going, loves the world,
and not aggressive, but sometimes this is easier said than
done.

Just will be some extra work for you and your family
to build up her confidence through-out her life time.
(unless she had a bad experience and something scared her before you got her)
Lots of patience/repetitious work when working
on her fears. (do not work on all her fears at the same time)
2 different Examples: My Sheba is on the shy side,
and was terrified of man-hole covers in
the sidewalks. She refused to go near one.
So I kept working with her daily, to go a tiny bit
closesr to those nasty man-hole covers, (never forcing her)
It took several weeks, but she came over her fear.
She had other fears too, like the trash
bins in the streets.
My Rocky as a puppy and was terrified of all steps.
So I worked with him slowly with the steps at the kiddy park.
Once he got enough confidence to try that one step,
he was so proud of himself that he could not get enough
of going up and down the kiddy park steps.
Rocky is NOT shy, but as a puppy had a bad experience at the
breeders with steps.

P.S. I just wanted to add, you have only had Bell for a short time.
She is probably just a bit nervous in her new surroundings.

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