Karen Moody & Willie

  After having the privilege of meeting Lisa Mawson when she helped me with my Beauceron, Sledge I decided to seek help with a foster dog. I belong to Kindred Spirits Greyhound Rescue. We, as a rescue, had a chance to help 9 dogs from a breeder situation . In that group of dogs there were 3 chocolate labs puppies, about 5 monhts old that had had very little human interaction or contact (essentially feral). One of the puppies, Willie, was very very shut down. He went to a foster home and was there about a month, hoping their other dogs would help him come out of his shell. Progress was not being made. The foster family did him NO harm, but just did not know what to do to help him. His case was severe. So, I called Lisa and asked if she would come help. Willie at this time would hide in his crate and not come out, if he did and you even looked his way he would run back in and hide. He had not been outside yet to use the bathroom (in his life), because he was to terrified to go out. When Lisa came, he came out of the crate and we shut the door behind him, he then moved to the living room and wedged himself between the couch and coffee table, with hind crouched, his front legs on his elbows, and head turned toward the couch. Frozen, he did not move, not even to move his eyes to peek to see what was going on. Lisa said he was most likely the worst case she has seen. She spent 3 hours with us and Willie that night showing us what to do for him. It was decided that I had the best set up and the most time to dedicate to Willie's needs.

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  I brought him home the next afternoon. I did exactly what Lisa told me to do. Exactly. And 1 week and 1 day later Willie and I were walking on a leash in a big department store. Three weeks after that night, with continuing to do what Lisa said, Willie was adopted and went to live in his forever home. I have had up dates from his Mom and it is all good. Lisa knows her stuff , I would highly recommend her. I am a groomer of 30 plus years, owned a dog day care, and have handled many many dogs. Sometimes you just need help and Lisa is my go to person. Thanks for you time.

 

I would like to say this is what I would call a normal rate of progress in most animals. But it is NOT. I might add that this young dog was the most extreme case of completely shut down fear I have dealt with to this date. Karen's success in rehabilitating this dog so quickly, and significantly, was not just due to my techniques, but also to her extreme attention to detail and the diligence required for this case. Although I did expect progress I have never seen so much so quickly. I am very happy this pup got his forever home and he now appears normal, happy and healthy. His previous state of emotion would have made it extremely difficult to adopt him out and he would have lived a very unhappy stressful life. Good job Karen!

                                                                                                                                         Lisa Mawson