Jahzara was one of our Greyhounds. We had been fostering for a few years after Gunner died, and Jahzara (originally Jane) joined us as another foster. Jahzara was very afraid of everyone when she came to us. Afraid of people. Afraid of men. Afraid of children. Afraid of other dogs. Pretty much afraid of everyone [...]
Joxer was my Smooth Collie. I adopted him through Collie Rescue in October of 2001. He had been in rescue for 8 months or so when I adopted him. They think he was perhaps 2 -3 years old when he came to them. Joxer had a lot of issues when I brought him home. He [...]
If you follow The Zuzu Chronicles, you know that I work on getting Zuzu out to different places, meeting new people and seeing new things. I don’t get her out nearly as much as I should or would like. That’s one of the disadvantages of living in a rural area. But we do as much [...]
Unfortunately, it’s not that uncommon for a dog adopted through a rescue group or shelter to be afraid of men and in some cases, children. In some cases, these dogs adjust easily to the men in the household but not to others. In other cases, the dog is equally afraid of men living in their [...]
I spent a weekend (August 2010) at Dr Nicholas Dodman's Well-Adjusted Dog seminar hosted by the Boulder Humane Society. Dr Dodman is a Veterinary Behaviorist at Tufts University. There are only around 40 Veterinary Behaviorists in the U.S. So it's rare we get to see or hear from one directly, and many work with other [...]
