Thanks for the replies. She was feeling a bit better tonight after some cuddling. Chicken little even got brave enough to "bite" her mommy. lol Holly is a very sensitive girl and take EVERYTHING personally. She also gets shaken up easily over the smallest things. We're working on her issues but since we've only had her just over 3 weeks, we've got a long road still ahead. I'm currently trying to find a confident adult doggy partner that will show her how she should be acting and what she should and shouldn't be nervous about. I'm hoping her new companion will help ease her stress and help her gain some confidence. I'm going to work with her a while more one on one first but in another month or two we should have a pal for her to spend time with.
As much as her clighyness got on my nerves when we first got her, it's actully growing on me to have an oversized dog in my lap and pushing me off the couch again. We're both learning each other's quirks at this point and she's learning to back off and relax a bit and I'm learning to accept that I own a running, ball-chasing, soccerball carrying, ball of saran wrap.
Tomorrow we're going to petsmart to get her some new stuffed sqeaky toys since she's managed to decapitate her "mailman" and rip the wing off her goose. lol We're taking her to the one that has animal adoptions, not to socialize so much as to get used to more new things so she won't have to be a 'fraidy cat about everything. She's already learned to accept that the McDs drive through guy isn't trying to attack me.
On a good note, we were asked today if she was a show dog.
While personally I don't think she's THAT good, it was a great compliment and nice to hear.
Wow! I think I need sleep before I continue to ramble. lol