Ok, finally have time to sit down and type. It has been 2 days of a lot of emotions. Meeting Remo was great. He burst through the door at the vets office and you could tell he greeted each day with that much enthusiasm. My friend joked, thats the most active hospice dog Ive ever seen! Shes right. Compared to Mables constant sleeping, bringing Remo home is like taming a wild horse. Hes a wild man but what a positive boy. Now you all know that I am honest with everyone, so I will share with you what happened after. I brought Remo to the car and hoisted him in picking him up behind his front legs. I was told by volunteers and staff that Remo doesnt like his hind end touched so I was super careful. My friend videotaped him happily loading into my car. While we sat in the car and went over what route to go home I decided to take Remo out for a poop before we decided to go sit in traffic for the next couple of hours. He happily trotted along and did exactly what I suspected he needed to do. As I went to put him back into the car the same way I had done moments before, Remo snapped. He snarled at me so I stopped helping him into the car. He then spent the next 30 seconds jumping at me trying to bite me. I had to back away from him over and over while still holding his leash. I was terrified. He didnt let up. Finally a helper came out and put him back into my car. On our ride home I cried. I was so sad that we just had that taint our relationship and now I was scared of him. I put on a happy face but all I wanted to do was go home. When we did end up arriving at the house, he went to bed and I had to unwind. My nerves were absolutely shot and I was devastated. I felt as though our possible connection was forever lost. Remo and I were not meant to be friends. But not once did I consider bringing him back. I knew this was a commitment and I was going to hang in there. Since that day, Remo has more than made up for his display of aggression. Remo has very clearly been abused his entire life. As mad as I am that he went through that, I can only imagine how pissed he must be. He has forgiven so much but the scars of his past are still very real and thats ok. He has earned a bad attitude sometimes. Remo is a happy boy who loves everyone he meets and I know this was an isolated incident. But yes, I still steer clear of his butt and Im no longer frightened of him ❤️
Posted on: Sun, 27 Jul 2014 21:02:28 +0000
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