Bo is sweet, but he was really scared. It may be more of a fear of the outside world or unknown things in general. He crouched, crawled, tried to disappear into the floor. We had trouble getting him to stand up enough so that the vet could listen to his heart. 
Fortunately, although Bo is scared, he shows no signs of fear aggression. He was just all about avoidance. Bo would drop to the floor and become dead weight. He tried to hide his head. His weight was up to 81 pounds once we finally got all four of his feet and legs onto the scale. The bloodwork was mostly ok, but they want me to collect a urine sample and bring it in as well. Bo isn't pee shy at home but they won't pee in a bottle and trying to catch it in a pan is a little tricky.
Bo is a great guy and he's really settled in nicely here at home. He is happy and confident at home with the other fosters, but he is shy with people and shows signs of an abusive past. His confidence disappears out in public apparently, or at least at the vet's office. I have a prospective adopter in mind for him once we get him through the treatment and healthy again. He is going to be on a strict activity limitation for two months up in my office, so I expect he will get pretty attached to me. It will be nice to have a rottweiler shadow again.
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For all their fearsome reputations, my 3 male rotties have all been complete WUSSES at the vet. They cringe and cry, refuse to take treats from the staff, hide their heads in the corner, clamp their claws around the exam table, and generally do everything they can to convince themselves that the exam is simply not happening. It's just one of the breed's many charming traits ;)
Gotta love that Rottie face - so expressive.
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