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Spending quality time together, training them, paying attention to them/understanding your dogs body language. Big dogs aren't all that different to small dogs.
However, if the dog is anxious/scared, you want to build their trust and get to know you, don't come up to them and start petting them, it will probably freak them out. Sit near them, and just talk. They'll eventually get use to you over time, and then they can be able to come over to you. It usually takes a long time. 



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