Addie's Big Step

A big thing happened with Addie yesterday. Since she arrived at my home, a little over a month ago, she has been petrified of just about everything. In the first few weeks she made excellent progress with me and my other dogs. My husband was another manner. She definitely is more afraid of men than anything else. This usually indicates she was physically abused by a man at some point in her difficult life. My husband has been handling it so well. His patience with her is seemingly endless and he hasn’t gotten discouraged, even though she still seems so terrified of him. Finally it is beginning to pay off for him. When he takes the pack out to the yard, he usually has to reel Addie in by her long lead to bring her back in. Yesterday, after many minutes of internal conflict, she mustered the courage and approached him. This is an enormous step in her recovery. Being able to approach what terrifies you, takes great courage. Since she was rewarded for it, we can only hope she’ll do it again, and again, and again… Please contact me if you think you want to bring this amazing little dog into your family: admin [at] fosterpuppies (dot) com