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Thanks.
He is allways very confident and friendly with other dogs indoors, it just seems to be open spaces where he suffers. We will try and get other dogs inside the house with him more though!
We are actually considering getting another small dog, either another dachshund, or possibly a small rescue dog, so that Rudy has more company in the house. We need to give it a lot more thought first though. We are thinking a rescue dog may not be a great idea if Rudy still has confidence issues a few months down the line. He is only just over one, so we wouldn't get another dog until he is around two.
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Sorry to hear about that too. We had a confidence issue with our dog when we first got him. He's very small and was frightened of any dog despite coming from a breeder at 18 months and having lived with 25 other dogs. Introducing stable dogs into the home environment once a week over a couple of months and finding similar size dogs in the local park to walk with got him over it. It took 6 months though, there were times I thought it would never happen.
Toilet training takes a while too, you develop a routine and read the signs. Rewarding successful efforts with treats is a good method.