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Originally Posted by Doodlebug  Jeanie, thank you for the great post!
When we got our two little Morkies they were a lot like the dog in that video. They were terrified of humans and were scared to death to be touched or held. They literally trembled and drooled in the car all the way home from picking them up. They stood still and were afraid to walk around in the yard. They didn't bark for two weeks, we didn't think they knew how to bark. Toby would startle so badly he would jump if you touched him for the first few months. The progress is going very slow but each tiny advancement is HUGE to us.
I guess that is why these babies were passed over by so many adopters. They had been shuffled around to three different foster homes and had been to two or more adoption events at Petco. I can only imagine how traumatic that was for them with all the noise and people handling them. After a year they are still trying to be comfortable riding in a car because I guess a car ride meant a new traumatic experience for them.
Sometimes I feel sad and long for a puppy that would come running to me and wag their tails to be held and petted when I called them. I feel a little sad when I see normal dogs trotting along beside their humans enjoying a walk on a leash. We are trying to get there but it takes a long time. I don't regret for a minute getting these little babies but sometimes I just wish it was easier. They will walk on a leash now but eyes are huge, ears back and tails down. They are afraid of every sound, a twig snapping underfoot, etc.
We don't know what the first 7 or 8 months of their lives were like that made them so afraid of humans. We were told that they were neglected and didn't have human contact. We don't know how much they were abused other than that. I'm just glad the rescue kept them together because they depend on each other so much for comfort. I love them so much and just want the best for them.
I would love to hear about anyone's adoption story that had a happy ending. Maybe it will give me some encouragement. Thanks! |
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for that rescue! You made a huge, lifechanging difference in those two dogs' lives and it warms the heart right down to its cockles to know we've helped a hopeless little - or big - dog. They are so sad and helpless behind those bars, crouching around on the concrete! I saw the sweetest pitbull video of a poor dog so in need of love but so undersocialized and/or abused it was too scared to come forward to the bars so a woman could touch her. It's utterly sweet and heartbreaking all at the same time. If she didn't take it, it was likely killed within a matter of days as so many shelters usually only return pits to owners who claim them these days. I'll try to find it and post a link here. Makes you want to go out and make a sweep of the local shelter and take all you can fit in the car!
Ah, I found it. Now if I can recall how to embed a video and post the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iapVrzmx6yk
Utterly heartbreaking!