Good morning to all. Recently I posted a cry for help for a dog needing assistance. It comes with great sadness but mostly frustration and anger to inform you that this dog is now dead! I would like to give a genuine thank you to those that contacted me via email, private message or phone to find out more about Cianna in the hope that they may be able to assist. Those of you that know and understand the work I do at the Complete Pet Company and Complete Canine Communication know that my focus is always on helping the animal live a happier, healthier and stress free life. I understand the involvement of taking on a second, third and sometimes fourth hand dog that has been let down by humans. It’s not always easy and sometimes requires us to step outside our comfort zone. It requires us to change our expectations of what we originally thought we were bringing home. It requires us to give that dog TIME to settle in. My approach to rehoming has always been, and I quote “like a box of chocolates”. These dogs don’t ask to be born, they don’t ask to come home with us and they certainly do not get to choose us or our lifestyle. They are simple creatures trying to survive in our complicated world. They are NOT bad, naughty, driven by pay back, selfish or vicious. They don’t ask for much and yet give so much in return. Questions I see asked when a dog is in need of a new home like, is it good with other dogs, is it good with children, does it like cats, does it urinate in the house and so on are questions that really can’t be answered as the situation the dog finds itself in and the language between human and canine determines the outcome in which those questions will be answered. Over the many years I have lived with dogs. I have been grateful that each and every one of them has brought something new to the table. Had I of listened to the people that were giving them away maybe these dogs would not be alive right now. When dogs come into our home they need TIME to settle, TIME to access, TIME to ask important questions and TIME to communicate their own concerns. I would advise the same for the human. Give yourself time and don’t have any expectations, or the dog will fail. It takes 3-4 months or even longer for dogs to settle into a new environment. There are different noises, different food, different surroundings, different smells, fears, different people and different expectations. Everything is uncertain for the dog but the one thing that is certain is the need for good, fair, consistent leadership. Dogs for thousands of years have all required good leadership. This doesn’t mean ‘training’ your dog. It means questions asked on a daily basis like who has its back in times of need and us having the ability to answer in the language it understands. The sooner we stop humanising dogs and begin to learn their language and respect them for the species they are the sooner dogs will stop dying. That is another article. To all the wonderful people who have taken in unwanted animals and worked through the issues presented to you, I admire your strength and determination. You are what I call kind, caring, understanding and worthy of having these incredible creatures share your life. Sometimes we are presented with an animal that is so deeply scared that the kindest thing to do is relieve it of that scarring but I certainly do not believe the numbers are as high as what we are lead to believe. Animals are such simple creatures put in complicated situations. Cianna wasn’t a bad dog; she was a dog let down by humans. She was a dog that those around her labelled and for that she paid with her life. May Cianna and all those who have gone before her and those who will follow her rest in peace knowing they can never be hurt by human hands again.
Posted on: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 22:08:02 +0000
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