...was no persuading a 70lb GSD that it was going to be OK, I've even seen him back out of a full harness with actual fear in his eyes because he thought you were going to take him somewhere and leave him like his first owner had done. The only cure was to crouch down with him, hug him to you and rub his chest until the panting and whining stopped, then take him back in the house where he was instantly OK again. The vet estimated him to be around 18 months old when he came to us and apart from