Anxious Dog Introduction

The Anxious Dog is a dog who never learned how to deal with the world around him. As a puppy his world was limited to his littermates, mother and the box they lived in. Anxious Puppy never ventured far from the whelping box, and was never handled, or very seldom handled, by any humans. His world was limited, with no new toys to experience, surroundings to investigate, or people/animals to make friends with.

Anxious Puppy eventually grew into Anxious Dog, who was suddenly expected to adapt to a whole new life and culture. Bright, new colours were introduced to him and he was too scared to investigate. New people and animals he'd never met or perhaps never even encountered their species before, and he cowered away, terrified they would hurt him. Anxious Dog was coaxed in a soothing tone when he cowered, it felt good. Eventually being scared became what was right in his mind because his humans had taught him by telling him it was okay to be scared.

Years passed and Anxious Dog became quite attached to these humans. They gave him a confidence that he could handle his fears on his own. But Anxious Dog never learned how to deal with these problems in a healthy fashion. So Anxious Dog used what was naturally given to him to deal with problems; his bark and his teeth.


to be continued...

The Anxious Dog Introduction Analysis