Goodness, I've been slacking.It's safe to say that Quinnie's meds have officially kicked in. I am starting to see a much more relaxed Quinnie.
My friend JB met Quinnie the first week she was with me and he has pretty much been her nemesis from day one. She has a long history of barking at him, hiding from him, and throwing herself of my steps at the mere sound of his voice. Poor JB visits here a few days every week, the other dogs love him.
Yesterday we were camped out in the living room, wrestling with Turk, Yori and Irish and just like that Quinnie walked over to him, sniffed his hands and decided he was 'in'. Needless to say, he was beside himself since he has been getting nothing but a cold shoulder for the past 3 months.
Quinnie finally is standing next to me while I am standing. I know it sounds pretty unmomentous but if for the past 3 month if I'm standing, Quinnie is crouching, its how we roll. But this afternoon we were out in the yard, and not only did Quinnie saunter right over to me (okay, perhaps it was more of a hesitant walk but it was a fully upright walk) but she she jumped up on me and tried to get some love.
Darned Yori teaching her all sorts of bad tricks. I'll be honest, ordinarily this is something I would correct but how do you say "no" to a dog that is terrified of the world and is trying to get love? It was a pretty big step for her so I grabbed her feet, set them on the ground and gave her lots of pets and kisses. She is so ridiculously cute when she puts her mind to it.
But dont worry, my crazy-girl is still in there. I've changed her bedding 3 times this week since she cant seem to resist relieving herself in her crate. Oddly no accidents on my floors in well over a month.
I also learned that while she loves stuffed pillow beds, she loves them for all the wrong reasons. I of course realized this a bit too late as I was collecting a bed's worth of stuffing from her crate and the surrounding area.
Hey Quinn's Mamma! I was a foster Mom and volunteer for a long time. I can see how special she is, and I appreciate how much progress you two have made. Congratulations! to both of you. You seem very comfortable w eachother. She has definitely captured a place in my heart, we love her updates. Light and Love. -M and Lucca
ReplyDeleteAmazing work! Having done rescue and fostering of 2 tough cases(now they seem like easy ones!). I commend the work you've done a million times over! I have a male that came out of a kennel that was raided down south and he used to behave the same way no people skills, but great dog socialization. He came full circle and is the best rescue we've had so far. If you ever want to work on socialization outside the home etc both my girlfriend and I live a couple towns over from Natick (saw her on petfinder) and have non alpha, non dom, sub, nuetered pitties.
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