A couple of nights ago i was taking the dogs out to the toilet in the garden (they won't go on their own!) and ellie (11 month old GR bitch) was mucking around chasing the cats, when she ran in front of me tripped me up, which meant i ended up kicking her. (totally accidental!!) She ran straight inside and hid, and refused to come out again even though she needed to go to the toilet before she went into her bed for the night, so despite coaxing she has to be virtually dragged out on a lead. Even though i apologised profusely - lots of cuddles she is still frightened of gpong outside with me, and it breaks my heart. She is fine during the day, shes not scared of me at all, and acts her usuall cuddly self, yet when i take her outside she just sits there and refused to do anything (she used to respond to hurry up, but she won't go) and just runs back inside. I got my mum to take her out and she went straight away, so she must be scared of me. :-(
I've tried reasuring her, offering treats outside and jollying her along, but it just doesn't work. I hate to see her like this!! I feel so guilty!

She will come around don't worry it will take a little time but it will be ok.
Stupidly one day i left Dolly's lead on and while i went back to the car i put her in the kitchen and closed the safety gate, she attempted to jump over it but the lead got stuck and she was hanging.
I had to really lift her up (and she was heavy) by her neck to get her up and when finally released she shot behind the sofa and it was very upsetting for me.
I often think of that day (i took the gate off the same afternoon) i think it took her a few days but she came round just fuss her as much as you can to help her trust you again (even though you've done nothing wrong).
:)

I really hope so, its awful, the way she acts it looks at me it looks like i beat her (which i certainly do not!!) but it makes me so upset, cos i would do anything for her!

I know it's upsetting, after that when i went towards her she would shy away and the feeling was awful. But she soon came around and we are the best of pals again! :P

I would go back to acting normally rather than "jollying her along" as this means you will have been acting abnormally since the incident.

Maybe make the garden a good place to be with you again - training, playing but ignore her if she acts flightly around you when you are out there

I tend to agree, on the odd occasion i have done some thing similar, i have "apologised" and after a quick fuss and a game carried on as normal.It may be that your girl is very sensitive but i think if you get back to normal as quickly as possible, you will find she does too :)

Lindsay

ive done somthing like that before havin a cocker that runs under your feet when excited , often while your walking isent easy. when i tripted over her she did somthing simular ran away i called her and got on my knees staight away and gave her a hug and a big rub then confidently patted her and asked her to go to the toilet .mabe when your outside and you see shes scared mabe you could get down to her level :) then try the same confident pat she may respond to your hurry up :D

next time you go out with her take some nice treats with you (liver) usally works . make going out there worth her while she will come  around . also don't fuss her to much when you are out there. she may think she has good reason to be scared. fusss her when you get in.