All great advice! Our Ellie is a rescue who was an adult when she joined our family. She had tons of issues and didn’t even know how to play. That was 2015 and she has a lot of white mixed in with the black hair, and she’s playful and trusting and mostly follows directions. We try to find workarounds to prevent her from being reactive, since scolding after she reacts is useless. I celebrate how far she’s come, rather than expect perfection. I can’t imagine how her life would have turned out if she weren’t with us (3 families had previously returned her), nor how ours would have been without her. Poorer and sadder, without a doubt.
All great advice! Our Ellie is a rescue who was an adult when she joined our family. She had tons of issues and didn’t even know how to play. That was 2015 and she has a lot of white mixed in with the black hair, and she’s playful and trusting and mostly follows directions. We try to find workarounds to prevent her from being reactive, since scolding after she reacts is useless. I celebrate how far she’s come, rather than expect perfection. I can’t imagine how her life would have turned out if she weren’t with us (3 families had previously returned her), nor how ours would have been without her. Poorer and sadder, without a doubt.
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