The dogs that went to Hillheads weren't the only ones that had a busy weekend, as Saturday also saw us wishing a tearful but happy farewell to of our longest stayers. Summer and Storm both came to us with problems, and both had nowhere else to go.
You could tell that inside Storm there was an amazing dog, he just needed time to settle and become confident in his surroundings. Summer on the other hand was a wreck. These two quickly paired up, and have become the best of pals, and they have helped each other so much that Saturday meant it was time for them to take their first steps back out into the real world.
Once again Lesley and Geoff have worked extremely hard to come up with a master plan, and our two lovebirds have now temporarily moved their love nest into Lesley's house. There is interest already in rehoming Storm, and there is a plan for further assessment and socialisation for Summer. However, both have done extremely well, and as the little report from Geoff shows, all the hard work has been worth it:
"I know Lesley will be in touch soon about Summer and Storm but thought you might enjoy these pictures-it was remarkable how well they both did and how quickly the settle in and started to play etc.Even over the 24 hours I had with them Summer was becoming more easily handled and seeking out human company a little at a time even got a very quick kiss ! In the "good old days" I would have described her as hand shy and simply worked with her to build trust with human touch but it seems she will avoid biting if she can move away so not a "forward biter" as the collie people say.It will be very interesting to see how she develops even over the next couple of days but meanwhile she seemed more relaxed and happy and really enjoyed the two walks I was on.Storm looks and now smells gorgeous and seemed so happy to be around the house,people and the other dogs so hoping for a great home for him-reminds me a lot of Harvey."
You could tell that inside Storm there was an amazing dog, he just needed time to settle and become confident in his surroundings. Summer on the other hand was a wreck. These two quickly paired up, and have become the best of pals, and they have helped each other so much that Saturday meant it was time for them to take their first steps back out into the real world.
Once again Lesley and Geoff have worked extremely hard to come up with a master plan, and our two lovebirds have now temporarily moved their love nest into Lesley's house. There is interest already in rehoming Storm, and there is a plan for further assessment and socialisation for Summer. However, both have done extremely well, and as the little report from Geoff shows, all the hard work has been worth it:
"I know Lesley will be in touch soon about Summer and Storm but thought you might enjoy these pictures-it was remarkable how well they both did and how quickly the settle in and started to play etc.Even over the 24 hours I had with them Summer was becoming more easily handled and seeking out human company a little at a time even got a very quick kiss ! In the "good old days" I would have described her as hand shy and simply worked with her to build trust with human touch but it seems she will avoid biting if she can move away so not a "forward biter" as the collie people say.It will be very interesting to see how she develops even over the next couple of days but meanwhile she seemed more relaxed and happy and really enjoyed the two walks I was on.Storm looks and now smells gorgeous and seemed so happy to be around the house,people and the other dogs so hoping for a great home for him-reminds me a lot of Harvey."
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| The beautiful Summer. |
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| Storm (far left) and Summer (third left) enjoying the company of their new best frinds Daisy and Oscar. |