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We picked up two rescue dogs last week. They're 9 month old German Shepherd mixes. One is male, one is female. They were both dumped in a bay and washed up on a beach in Mexico at only 7 months old.

When we brought them home, Buddy (the male) immediately hid with his tail between his legs. We figured he'd be fine in a couple of days, and we were almost correct. After a while, only my parents could bring him inside. He still avoided me. I've tried sitting outside and not moving so he would see I'm not the "bad guy". After a while, it seemed like he was finally getting used to us. He stopped hiding and instead would stand at a distance and stare at us. Each day, he would stand closer and closer, occasionally coming behind us to touch us with his nose.

But since yesterday, he's been even more skiddish than the day we brought him home. He runs to his hiding spot if he simply sees us through the window. We can't bring him inside anymore.

Note: Him and his sister are very dependent on each other. We've never hit either of them or yelled at them. Buddy's sister couldn't be happier. They are polar opposites of each other.

Is there anything we can do to help him? This is obviously something more than "re-homing anxiety".

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