Advice needed on shelter dog
We lost our nearly 18 y/o doxie in January. In March, we rescued Maddie, a doxie, from the shelter. The vet estimates Maddie to be approximately 3 years old. From Maddie's behavior, I can only assu...
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doxieparents wrote:
Thank you all for the replies. I read the ASPCA article on hand shyness. This may be part of it. The yipping and jumping is another matter. We will continue to work with her and be patient with her. So far nothing has changed. Hopefully there will be a breakthrough real soon.
Please be patient with her. It may take some time. Think about how you would feel if what happened to her happened to you.
Being homeless, then snatched up off the street by a stranger and being put in a small room. Strangers coming by and gawking at you everyday. Finally a nice person takes you to another strange place and you must learn all about how life works there. It blows the mind to contemplate.
