Really shy new puppy?

[Marie Wilson]

I was at the kennel today looking for a new puppy, and i saw one, maybe a small German Shep mix, that was with her 4 other brothers, probably 4 months old id guess. They were all really shy and very skinny so i knew they weren't treated very well. When you'd stand up they'd kind of back up and shy away from you. After about 10-15 minutes of me sitting by their cage coaxing them sweetly, they came up and sniffed my fingers. We decided to play with they girl and the employee went and picked her up, the puppy was scared and froze, but she didnt growl or bite. We gave the puppy space at first, it was literally frozen and shaking, i felt so bad. It never ran away from me, but you could tell it was still very scared. I made sure to get low so she wasn't too intimidated and she allowed me to pet her for a while, but i never really tried to pick her up, so i wouldn't overwhelm her. After a while i kind of backed up a foot or two and called her and whistled and she walked towards me a bit, which i thought was a good sign. She was also very open to sniffing people. When i got up and walked away, she froze up even more, and lost all the relaxation.

Anyways, do you think if i adopted her she'd end up coming around and sort of step out of her shell with me? Or is she just too traumatized?

picture of the dog and i:
https://twitter.com/i/#!/katherinermarie...2Fccu0ljmS