Your progress sweet Poppy is one to fall in love with over and over.
Our hearts are so full with the progress poppy has made in the woods and on hikes! While she still is uneasy at times and this may be something she always carries with her - she has learned to trust humans and even make connections and this alone is amazing.
Are you looking for your next sporty boy?! I know one of our founders would scoop him up - maybe you will!!!
Crush - crushing a workout when he arrived!
Crush - a purebred golden will soon be accepting applications once we have spent more time getting to know him and he has undergone some behavioral assessments as well as lost a few pounds. Keep checking back on his progress.
Good Morning. 🌞☀️
Someone doesn’t want to get out of bed. 💤
Have you ever met such a beautiful soul? Reba is gentle and playful full of life and joy ready for her family (kiddos a must)!
While she would prefer her home to be one where she can be the center of their world she still does get along with others just no cats please.
I’d say Oreo is settling in nicely!!! Congrats little man.
In just a few sessions of guidance and LOADS of patience, support and calm understanding this girl is actively jumping into a car crate AND a car. Only a few months ago she was beyond terrified of them ( and still is when they are moving - that comes from living on a highway for over 5 months)
What does this mean for a dog like poppy? Well for her this opens the opportunity for more adventures out and about. It means we don’t have to restrict her environment. It means we don’t have to socially pressure her to pick her up or load her via crate to take her places.
This for her, is a HUGE step in a good direction as it will allow her to learn further how to live aside a human companion. As Poppy genetically is independent and does not seek much from humans this was further enhanced with her past trauma. We are working hard to show her a space where we will work with her - this has comprised of NO OBEDIENCE at all. It has simply been patience, time together learning each others movement and behavior, understand pressure, and giving as well as celebrating every single tiny thing she does that may seem so small. For her confidence and resetting her nervous system will take us MONTHS to do, and husbandry items such as getting in a car not only builds her opportunities but allows her to make the choice, to feel accomplished and to build confidence and trust in her handler through cooperation.
Another incredible moment with this girl.