Yoshi.Maltese

Thank you so much for the detailed explanations, I will remember this. Much appreciated.

thanks for the info sounds good I don't pick him up although I may have reassured him it's ok it a gentle voice which is bad I just remembered the trainer said it's bad to do that. I will try again today after work and just keep walking. I have been saying heel repeatedly as I walk him by my side and praise him with good boy is that the right thing to do??

Thanks for the reply, yeh I have searched for a Maltese thread and couldn't find one which is quite suprising. I har got some private 1on1 sessions with bark busters only 2 both have been good but yoshi is still quite scared of him I think it could be because of the dog smell.

Hi guys, frst off just want to say I'm glad I have found this site. We have a purebred Maltese that is 5 months old, he is always afraid of new people and dogs. At home when a new person he hasn't met comes over he is very shy ad afraid. We are slowly able to make him less afraid at home he just needs time to approach and then he'll be good to go. The thing that worries me is taking him out for walks I'm just not sure how to reassure him that it is ok. Any help would be much appreciated.