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Originally Posted by livingdustmops  Good Lord and shame on this rescue...This little girl needs to be placed with someone who is experienced in fear aggression and does not have children. Also, I wonder what happened to the puppies if she was still lactating..This girl has been through so much and it is just not fair.
I do totally understand your concern but are you willing to keep your daughter away from her for a long, long time. This little girl needs to start to feel secure in a home. She can never be totally trusted as she has learned to never trust people. It has nothing to do with the shelter but who her breeder sold her to the first time and possibly the breeder home itself. If the breeder just bred the dogs for $$$ then she/he started the process of making this little girl bite out of fear. It will be a very slow process...it could take a long time.
I have turned a number of these types of dogs around but I never adopted them out due to you can never trust them entirely. Every thing I do is in slow motion with these dogs and one I still have to muzzle when I groom him.
For the time being she really needs to be left alone and no fast actions around her. Make sure she has her crate door open all the time so she has a safe place to go...let her determine when she wants to find you.
Once you put down her food do not attempt to pick it up again and you know the old saying "let sleeping dogs lie" in other words do not wake her up suddenly by touching her. If you have given her toys or chew sticks only pick them up when she is not around. Don't try to take them from her.
As she becomes more comfortable she might relax more and feel that she is safe but it is critical that you always, always have an eye on your daughter and the dog. I would not let them be together unless you are right there and I still wouldn't for awhile. |
That sounds like awesome news!!
I had a "rescue" dog. She was in a puppymill and sold to a woman who wanted to use her for only breeding. Well she was terrified of men and people, pretty much everything. After about 6 months she started to come around and trust people. It was a long long process and we all just had to "leave" her alone and let her be. She only trusted me for the longest time and was like glued to my feet.