Poor Minden just doesn't know what hit her. Most of the time she just wants to be alone in the smallest hole she kind find. I was talking to some other fosters and reading some stories about the other Missouri dogs and many of the dogs do appear have a fear/distrust of humans and have no concept of a leash. Minden doesn't act like she was physically abused and she eats well, but pretty much every new experience has been met with quite a bit of trepadation. A quick attempt to put her on a leash and take her out didn't get further than the front yard.

We're working on feeding Minden by hand to build her confidence in us; good things come from the hand that feeds you. Our 4 year old has been feeding Minden frequently and crawling in small spaces with her keeping her company, which Minden doesn't seem to mind too much. So every little step towards confidence and reassurance with Minden is quite big right now. And it's nice to see the (infrequent) wag of the tail.

And she hasn't had an accident in the house yet.