Do you guys have any tips to make a dog not afraid of their backyard?
Zoey has some Bernese Mountain dog friends with a fenced in backyard. One will run around with her and they have SO much fun, but the other won't because he is afraid of the backyard. He will play with her right up until she goes past the porch. Apparently he used to love it back there, but then something happened (maybe he encountered another animal or something) and now he hates it. I want him to like it so he will play with Zoey too!
Do you think that they should wait for him to be ready to go back there, or try making him walk back there on a leash and giving him treats for being back there? I suggested hiding treats in the yard, but that won't work since he wont even know they are there without going back there.
Any tips? I want him to be unafraid so he can be zoey's playmate