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Reward your dog when it disengages with something it's afraid of. If there's something that your dog reacts to, like a person in a baseball hat, play with the dog while someone in a hat stands a little bit away from you. If the dog sees the person and then looks away, say "yes" and give them a treat. However, don't push the dog to confront that stimulus, which will reinforce the fear. Chances are, the dog wasn't properly socialized to that stimulus when it was a puppy, so it needs to be gradually exposed to it.

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