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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 231581" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>Star, I'm furious right along with you! That's exactly the way I got my little mixed breed, Freebie. When I lived out in the country, people were constantly dumping off dogs, most of them young, ALL of the female. They don't spay their dogs, so the dogs have puppies, their kids play with the puppies, then when they're old enough to be coming into heat, they take the females out and dump them! They think "some nice person" will take them in! Freebie came in to my yard in the dead of winter, starving, almost frozen, and terrified of everything! There was no animal shelter here then and I didn't feed her at first because if I fed every stray, I'd have dozens of them! She stayed anyway and slept in my carport. I started leaving her food and water but as badly as she wanted it, she was too afraid to come close to me. As soon as I'd leave, she'd come and gobble it up. I fed her twice a day for two weeks before she'd let me touch her, and then I had to trick her in to it! The first night she followed me inside and slept in the warm house was a major victory! </p><p> </p><p>I've had her for eight years now and she's beautiful. She's twice the size she was then, has a gorgeous full soft coat and bright eyes. She's just now starting to get a little gray around her eyes and mouth. But she's still afraid of everyone but me. And she's still terrified of loud noises, storms and thunder. These people think that someone will just take the dog in apparently believe it means just a little more dog food in the bowl! Yeah, right! With Freebie, I paid for her spay, her shots and other medical needs and her license, and I paid the vet bills to get rid of the worms that were killing her. And when she broke a leg, it was me that paid for surgery to fix it good as new! So now she has two 'sisters' to play with, her own recliner to sleep in at night, the best food on the market, and Santa Claus brings her toys every Christmas.</p><p> </p><p>I think there was a reason that she came in to MY yard and not somebody elses. Maybe because she knew there were other dogs there or she just knew somehow that I would help her. For whatever reason, she picked <em>me</em> to ask for help. And I think this little one has probably picked YOU for the same reasons. If he's really frightened, you may have to be very patient. If you have an extra crate, maybe you could put the food and water in the crate so he'd have to go in it to eat, and then slowly get him used to you being near. It doesn't take them long to figure out that you can be trusted. I think they instinctively know that they have to depend on someone, and deciding to trust you is a leap of faith on their part. Good luck with him. </p><p> </p><p>And if DF ever ends up confronting his former 'owner', tell him to get at least one good one in for ME!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 231581, member: 1883"] Star, I'm furious right along with you! That's exactly the way I got my little mixed breed, Freebie. When I lived out in the country, people were constantly dumping off dogs, most of them young, ALL of the female. They don't spay their dogs, so the dogs have puppies, their kids play with the puppies, then when they're old enough to be coming into heat, they take the females out and dump them! They think "some nice person" will take them in! Freebie came in to my yard in the dead of winter, starving, almost frozen, and terrified of everything! There was no animal shelter here then and I didn't feed her at first because if I fed every stray, I'd have dozens of them! She stayed anyway and slept in my carport. I started leaving her food and water but as badly as she wanted it, she was too afraid to come close to me. As soon as I'd leave, she'd come and gobble it up. I fed her twice a day for two weeks before she'd let me touch her, and then I had to trick her in to it! The first night she followed me inside and slept in the warm house was a major victory! I've had her for eight years now and she's beautiful. She's twice the size she was then, has a gorgeous full soft coat and bright eyes. She's just now starting to get a little gray around her eyes and mouth. But she's still afraid of everyone but me. And she's still terrified of loud noises, storms and thunder. These people think that someone will just take the dog in apparently believe it means just a little more dog food in the bowl! Yeah, right! With Freebie, I paid for her spay, her shots and other medical needs and her license, and I paid the vet bills to get rid of the worms that were killing her. And when she broke a leg, it was me that paid for surgery to fix it good as new! So now she has two 'sisters' to play with, her own recliner to sleep in at night, the best food on the market, and Santa Claus brings her toys every Christmas. I think there was a reason that she came in to MY yard and not somebody elses. Maybe because she knew there were other dogs there or she just knew somehow that I would help her. For whatever reason, she picked [I]me[/I] to ask for help. And I think this little one has probably picked YOU for the same reasons. If he's really frightened, you may have to be very patient. If you have an extra crate, maybe you could put the food and water in the crate so he'd have to go in it to eat, and then slowly get him used to you being near. It doesn't take them long to figure out that you can be trusted. I think they instinctively know that they have to depend on someone, and deciding to trust you is a leap of faith on their part. Good luck with him. And if DF ever ends up confronting his former 'owner', tell him to get at least one good one in for ME! [/QUOTE]
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