Hi everyone, I have a friend who has a nervous biter, and has no idea what to do, below is her story, can anyone be of help????

Thanks Everyone

I have 2 chihuahuas - a boy and a girl from the same litter. My girl dog, Xena, is an angel. She is confident and happy -she'll bark at a stranger until they get close enough and then she wants to make friends. My boy dog, Chewie, is not an angel. Since the day I got them from a good breeder - lots of human/dog/cat interaction, handling and affection - Chewie has ben a little bit of a nervous dog. He is reluctant to come when called - he sidles around the edges of furniture or hides under chairs if you approach him. He is Extremely warry of other dogs. When he was a puppy, he would try to hide when other dogs in the neighborhood would try to greet him. It has been a little bit frustrating from the beining but we found ways to adapt to his skittishness and it all went fine for the first 2 years.
But lately, he has begun aggressing toward the things that used to just make him hide behind my legs. He attacks the vacuum and the lawnmower - anything with a motor sound except the can opener - and he has recently started taking little nips at friends and neighbors if they approach to quickly or stand up quickly from a chair. He actually broke skin on my neighbor Tom who has been their friend since they came to live
with us. Any ideas what I can do to help him with his fear?

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