Does anyone have small feral dog experience?

Foster Behavior/Training

I received a little dog who’s been feral for the first five years of her life. I have only had her for a few days now so I’m definitely not expecting her and I to have anything figured out. But this is definitely a new experience for me that I’m trying to navigate.

I’ve recently only in random moments will receive her trust while I’m not standing or walking around. She will come up and I can grab her and we can snuggle. I think she likes me, she’s always kind of near me, always in the same room, not hiding. She’s eating, drinking water. So she’s not in full distress.

She won’t eat food out of my hand. I’m not even sure where to start with potty training. I got pads since I can’t really let her outside.. maybe this is more of a thing I have to wait until she’s not scared of me standing.

Just wanting to hear people’s experiences to show where the light is at the end of the tunnel. I’ve never had a dog terrified of me to this level to where I can’t even start the basics of training. I’ve been watching people’s TikTok’s about fostering feral dogs too which I have learned from.

Posted Jul 4, 2025, 1:38 AM UTC

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