[yorkietalkjilly]

Thank goodness these babies are now in forever homes. I hope they settle in and have wonderful lives. I've heard it said "dogs live in the now" and don't care about things that happened in the past but I do know that many of them live with old wounds of fear and insecurity and if these little dears have any, I pray their new owners are loving and patient. My Tibbe came to me at 9 mos. of age a total mess of anxieties, feral behavior and raw fear. It's been a loooonnnng road but he's even now bested his worst fear - that of the sound of the den curtain rod jangling when I closed the curtains. Don't laugh, I know it sounds silly and I don't know what in his past it reminds him of but that sound the curtain rod makes terrified him for so long. That and many, many other fears. One by one we have worked through them with love, positive-reinforcement, patience and persistence. He's finally gotten to the point where I can jangle that curtain rod over and over, causing what was was for so long his worst fear; and now, he just looks at me expectantly and with a waggy tail, waiting for his treat. That triumph has been 4 years in the making. So even the babies that are somehow traumatized by earlier times can come totally around to become loving, calm, fearless and happy housemates. Rehoming worked out best for Tibbe!

Now would I ever rehome him? Only under the direst of circumstances - where I somehow was physically unable to care for him and his needs. I could not keep him if my physical condition would cause me to have to neglect his care somehow. I pray we can be together always. I cannot imagine a day without his happy little face and gentle licks or his contented little huff of a sigh as he settles in beside me. He's one in a million, my dearest friend, makes me laugh constantly and was a gift from God Himself. Oh, I love him!