u/LeadZeal

I got my now 8 year old chihuahua mix exactly one year ago. I love him so much but as the titles says, I’m scared of him 😢 the first few days were great, he wasn’t reactive to me or anyone, but then all of a sudden things changed. I can’t pick him and just play with him, when he climbs into my lap I’m scared to pet him because he’ll nip at me and often break skin. Lately he’s been nipping at me when I put on his collar or harness, so now that I finally got a leash on him I’m not taking it off! I know he feels my energy too and I don’t know what to do. He definitely has anxiety and is on anxitane and cbd oil, along with probiotics. He is super reactive to other dogs and most humans so I haven’t even really socialized him. We did work with a trainer a couple of times but it didn’t really help him. Not sure if this is relevant but I am in Toronto and I adopted him from a shelter in Texas, so he was brought up in a bus full of other dogs and animals, and apparently he was found tied to a tree with a pitbull, so maybe his aggression towards other dogs is from that?! I really want us to get better, I love him so much! Please help!