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Justine&RafeI suppose though, if she has previously been told that doing something is bad, you may never be able to get completely over that stumbling block. The more positive light bulb moments she has, the more it will erode the negative aspect of trying new things, but experiences like that become ingrained…
Just think of the dog that has a fear of, say, westies, because as a puppy, once, it got bitten by one, and that’s a fear that they can take through their whole life! So even just a few weeks or months of abuse or negect, particularly when they are little, can have huge effects for the rest of their lives.
The positive thing being that you are giving her the pefect therapy for it, even ifshe’s still a little slow on the uptake!!