Shy versus skittish Cur

One of my older females has been “skittish/shy” her entire life and was born and raised on my yard and by me, she’s around 10 I raised her entire litter and she was the only one like that, not sure if I unknowingly did something to effect her at an age where she was mentally vulnerable or what, still to this day her entire body quivers around people on the chain or leash, if it’s me by myself she acts like the rest, she used to be horrible at it when she was young and almost met her demise because of it one night, guys I was hunting with at the time talked me out of it on account of how good her sire was and she was pretty nice herself but danged she was” grit your teeth, kinda aggravating to catch”, still to this day as soon as she sees someone approach the bay and start working the hog, she either rolls out or backs off a ways and “hides”, she is the hardest baying dog on my yard and bays with a vengeance like she’s begging him to move, and will take her licks until she stops the head on a weed eater, and will grab a lawn mower tire in a second, but hardly anyone has ever seen her bay and if someone she doesn’t know or isn’t comfortable around will shake almost uncontrollably and cower bad, unsnap her and she’s straight to business mode, dangest thing to really know her and to see her around others, she will always find a rd and lay down 30 or so yards off when’s she’s done, or will come in and lay down 30 or so yards from the truck and have to to go get her , she will lay still as a floor until she hears the snap of the leash she doesn’t even have to be on it, and walks out and handles with me like a well trained retriever, I’m telling you she’s more weird than I am, I’ve bred her to her son and bred that same son to his full sister and to a complete out, keeping a hard eye for this trait and so far haven’t seen it yet, her littermate sister I give some friends was bred quite a few times and far as I know it never showed either, when she was young I’d have to drag her on the leash, she’d just lay there, after a few sessions of some ground work with a 10’ chain on leading and responding to that tug on the other end of the leash, she was never a problem with leading after that, her brother was very stand off type to a fault, on account he was barely handled as a pup never would let me catch him and finally that growling belly took over and he went in , once I figured out how to hunt and handle her I became a better handler and hunter and she became a really nice dog, she still has her quirks and always will, but they have become second nature to me, she’s about the only dog I got that no matter what style I’m hunting, truck, bike, boat, roading, track hunting, or casting, she’s suits it naturally, she’s the last of my original pack that was born on my place before I moved and eventually wound up with the other dogs I have now and came back, we know each other’s next move, some dogs are just naturally cautious dogs and their trust has to be earned, others it can be demanded, some nothing ever works and they never get over it, ask yourself if the pros outweigh the cons and can you handle and work around what’s necessary to achieve the goal your after with her, I spend a lot of time with mine and she’s still crazy to an extent and gave her a lot more leeway than I do most of the time now, on account of the dogs in her back ground and at one time she was the only thing I had to half way depend on if I wanted to hunt and it all worked out, I know this is not advice, just letting you know it can be worked around if the patience and practicality is there, if it’s an option start bringing her in the house for an hr or so everyday when you sit down for the evening, don’t have to constantly pet and praise her while she’s in there, just let her be as long as she’s in close proximity to you and direct sight, you have to earn her trust instead of the other way around, just let her sit there and watch and learn you, throw some sort of treat every now and then and only feed her when you put her up and make it something tasty she looks forward to( not talking steak and shrimp, they are dogs that eat sh!t, keep that in mind) even let her ride upfront on quick trips to town, seems like you already know her so now let her learn you, not saying to speak as if your talking to a toddler but speak to her in a comforting reassuring tone often so she learns your tone, I spend a decent amount with mine and around my dogs, feeding, watering, raking and removing sh!t from chains and pens, they all eventually learn to react to sound of my tone, some folks may laugh but give an already learned command in a harsh tone and later give it in a soft reassuring tone( doesn’t have to be a skittish dog) and observe their reactions, anyone honest with themselves will notice the differences in reactions, there’s many methods that achieve similar end results, whose to say which is right and wrong as long as goals are being met, when there’s trust between man and beast( 4 and 2 legged species) barriers can be broken and life is easier,) when there’s only tolerance of each other then there’s personal limits, I will do what’s necessary to remove dogs from my yard that don’t bond with me, there’s never going to be trust there and neither will reach full potential if one or the other isn’t all in, kids are the greatest asset to have when raising, handling and training dogs, the handling and playing as pups and again another situation most can’t allow themselves to comprehend is that sincerity and innocence is recognized across most species, most adults aren’t legit sincere and most have motives, children only want to be children, an naturally emit soothing “vibes” to most animals, not going to get any deeper than that, children can break down major trust issues with dogs if they’re mentally sound to begin with, if it’s an option have kids handle her as much as possible, just use your common sense and imagination, it’s a skittish dog not end of times, keep note of reactions and body languages and figure out what’s needed, getting back in my rocker before even more think I’m even crazier, I’m sure you’ll figure something out in your favor if you really want to...