Golden Retriever very Coward

Question
Hi,
My golden is called Stitch he is 7 month old now he is the most coward dog ever seen
I tried to make him brave and got him a special trainer but till now no success
When any one strange comes near him he lowers his shoulder and go down and ran away
Sometimes I get too upset of this and neglects him for a while
I started to loose my patiance specially friends started to joke about him
He is big in size compared to normal but totally coward pls help me make my dog brave and normal


Answer

Hi Tamer,

Dogs are individuals, just like people. Working with a private trainer probably has helped your puppy, whether or not you are aware of it. You should continue to work with the trainer because your dog is still a puppy. That said, your puppy has his own personality just as you have, and that won't change. It especially won't change by taking this out on your puppy. It sounds like it's your friends that you need to neglect for a little while, and who are the real problem here.

If you feel like you can't love your puppy, or the dog he's growing into because of his personality, then do yourself and your puppy a favor, and give him up to either a rescue group that re-homes Golden Retrievers, or a "no kill" animal shelter, or commit yourself to this puppy, and do right by him. Those are your options. Your puppy deserves an owner who will love him for who he is, and you shouldn't feel "embarrassed" by your dog.

Best of luck.