Hi cozy,
I agree perhaps the neighbor had concern but was totally out of line how it was handled. I agree if coop would have performed he may still be in that cage.
It's amazing to me the ability dogs have to recover and trust again.
I hope his last four years with me have erased the first two horrible years.
He still has a few quirks like he jumps in the shower to pee because of the drain like he had in in his cage. ( now he has his own bathroom to do it in)
Sometimes he uses mine ;(. He also runs in circles when he gets excited. Everyone loves this but me. It's cute but reminds me he could only go in circles in that cage. It took coop a while to learn how to be a dog and what normal should be but I'm happy to report he is living the life at my house.
I rescued him about a week after I had to put my first dog to sleep. I was devastated so was my other yorkie shaffer. We both needed another dog. I often say I'm not sure who rescued who.. Shaffer was not a good only dog, shaffer helped coop and coop helped us. Shaffer only lived about a year with cooper but he taught him everything he needed. |