 Barked: Mon Jun 4, '07 7:45pm PST |
 | |  | | I spent the first six months of my life in a tiny yard with my dog Mom and Dad and 12 of my siblings from different litters. the humans only came out to give us food, and there wasn't enough so there was a lot of fights. I have a hole in my tongue to prove it, and I am missing teeth from malnutrtion.
The humans turned me and my siblings into the shelter, all 13 of us. 9 of my brothers and sisters had to be PTS because they were very aggressive. New Hope Cattle Dogs rescued me and three of my brothers when we were six months old. We were not mean at all, only scared and shy. My foster Mom had to carry me and my brothers outside. We were frightened of everything.
In November of 2006 when my new Mom and Dad came to see me, I ran right up to my Dad and let him pet me. My foster Mom nearly fainted. I had never run up to a stranger before, much less let anyone new touch me.
It has been baby steps ever since, sometimes even backwards steps. Rusty has helped to build my confidence so much! He is so brave and I will go pretty much anywhere with him.
So it has taken me six months to go from not wanting to leave the house at all (I used to lay down in the driveway and not budge) to now being able to walk all the way to the beach, about 1/2 mile!
My DAP collar helps, and I also take rescue remedy. I used to hate to be cuddled and now I love to cuddle with Mom in the early mornings and right before bed! |  |  | |  |
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Mommy is soo happy! When I first got here I wouldn't come in the house
Very sad that humans are so cruel to furbabies....obviously have that "just a dog" mentality!
The Dog Show: Who's Your Mama?
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