According to one study dogs have emotions.They enjoy when you show your love to them by patting and are scared when you scold/beat them. The simple solution to the problem mentioned above is that you should spent some time with your dog. Show him that you love him. Pat him,take him for long walks, make him play, give him his favourite food. Your dog loves your company 'cause you are the family to him. Talk to him. Though he won't understand a word, yet he would love you being near to him.

Be patient and gentle. Some dogs are extremely sensitive to scolding, and they should be treated with respect and loving care. Positive reinforcement is, in many people's opinions, the best way to train every dog, and in the case of a sensitive dog, it is the only way. Instead of scolding harshly when they do something wrong, reward them when they do something right. If scolding is absolutely necessary (for instance, if they run into the street, or try to bite you), make it as brief and as mild as possible where you still get the message across. Bottom line, it all boils down to trust. It will take a little time and effort, but eventually you will have your dog's trust again. Remember, dogs are pack animals, and they are motivated by a desire to please you.

Although it's been a while since this answer was posted, perhaps someone can benefit still... You'll have to go out of your way to rebuild this dog's confidence and trust. The surest way to do this is to begin training using ONLY Positive Reinforcement or +R as it's also known. Using some really prime treats, such as bits of tiny cut up human (plain) beef jerky, or even bits of boiled chicken liver as part of the reward along with praise and loving touch, start by reviewing basic training behaviors she may already know. Sit, Come, Stay, Lay Down...things she should already have been trained to do and will be likely to be successful at doing. Add to this such things as GAMES that also train, like Find IT. It may be the treat, a favorite toy, or a person in the house. Tug is also a confidence builder for the shy dog because YOU WILL LET THE DOG WIN frequently. This is not a good game for a dog with HIGH confidence already evident, or a pushy dog, but excellent for one that is shy and afraid. She need not win every single tug game, but more often than not is about right for her. I'm old enough to remember the days when scolding and even worse was considered ok in training dogs and other animals. Many humans still believe that in order to "properly" train an animal you must show them WHO'S BOSS! Thankfully, this type of training is less and less the norm and no longer a desired or acceptable way to train for the most part. (there are still a few who cling to this sorry method, but everything dies at some point in time and we can hope that the ones who still promote it, will go forth into their own eternal rest at some reasonable point in time without having succeeded at pushing their old ideas on to younger minds <wink>) What we have learned is that training animals using +R creates a stronger bond of trust as an excellent foundation for building our trained behaviors. You've discovered with at least one dog how fear and mistrust hampers both the loving, relaxed relationship you want to have with your dog and additionally puts this dog at risk. What happens in an emergency when you call the dog? The fearful dog is a lot more likely to run AWAY from the owner/trainer than to respond to the recall by coming. If it runs out into the street, you know it's likely to be hurt or killed. Games that include you getting down on the floor or grass and rolling over onto your back tell the dog you are not a threat. Getting down on all fours and then dropping your "front end" down, your butt left up in the air and wiggling are dog language for "PLAY!"...Do not make it a point to STARE at this dog, blink and look away, a hard stare is an aggressive stance in dog body language. I hope by now you and your dog have mended the relationship. It took some courage for you to admit that you'd botched up on this, and that too is a huge step to learning and growing, which leads to loving. Good on you!

Scolding a dog in my opinion is cruel- firstly the animal doesnt know what it has done wrong. Think about why you scolded her? Was it the right thing to do? If your dog is a puppy she is frightened for the reason of she is afraid of you and has just come from her mother. If its a dog you have had for a while then maybe you should keep reading. The ways to get your dog friends with you are: Gently stroke her- Catch her then put her in your lap Let her lick your hands- As yuck as it sounds And mostly just kiss her and give her hugs and it will be omk

I can relate to my experince with my puppy. Being too new as a petowner i justified :-( by scolding him when he tried to communicate (bark!). The only thing i did was change my tone, my body language and being generally being nice and rewarding all his good behaviour 9by tone, by treat, by toy, anything nice to him) rather than fretting about negatives. It worked great and is still working!

Oh my lord,,, you all need to watch The Dog Whisperer on the National Geographic channel! Be the boss and your dog will want to please YOU. It's not your job to please HIM. Be a calm positive leader and they will do anything to be your 'friend'.

Not much,you already made that damage and the dog wont trust you again,why would???If you dont know how to correct a dog the right way,you should find yours a new better home...