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"A Dog's Life by Raine"

New Friend!

Today I allowed one of my mother's friends to come close enough to me to pet me and give me a treat, it wasn't so bad. I have a problem with trusting humans and this human seemed to be pretty nice, but I am still a little unsure about her right now. I just need some time to get used to new people. My mommy will let me know if they are o.k. or not.

"Raine"

Coming Out Of The Dark

My life as a puppy was very hard. I had to live in a very small pen with a very big Rottweiler and 2 of my sisters. My brothers lived in a small pen next door to us but we could not communicate with each other because there were other big dogs living in their pen too. I had to wait for my food until the other dogs were finished eating first. I became very distant and learned to wait my turn. I never had caring humans around me, so I learned to bond with my sisters and that very big Rottweiler. I was never allowed to be free to roam or walk amongst humans, so I never learned human socialization.
One day we had a lady come to look at us and I just went to the back of the pen and chased butterflies as she looked thru the cage bars and petted my 2 sisters, I then ran into our doghouse and paid her no attention. I guess I figured that she would pick one of my sisters that seemed to be more excited than I, that someone had come to visit us. Much to my surprise, the lady said "That One", the one in the dog house minding her own business, not caring that I was the least curious. A few days later, that lady came to pick me up and I was so scared that I wouldn't get into her car without some help. She put me in her car and I proceeded to hide in the corner of the very back of her car. When I arrived at her house, she allowed me to come inside and I didn't know what to do, so I hid behind her couch for about a week until I knew darn well I could trust her. She kind of left me alone for the first day or two and then she started trying to talk me out of my hiding space, that is when I started to come back to life and knew that I could truly trust this lady. She wasn't expecting me to do anything that I didn't want to do and I didn't expect anything from her either. She gave me time to adapt to her and her kids and gave her kids and herself time to adapt to me. I know that they accept me for what I am and that they expect nothing more or less from me than what I am ready to give. I know that they Love Me no matter what I turn out to be or not to be. My human (Leslie) has started taking me to training classes and I am very timid, but with time I am sure that I will overcome my fear of humans, because I know that she Loves Me Unconditionally! Please wish me and my humans the Best Of Luck. I know we will Love Each Other Forever!!!