We had our home visit on Saturday and received our approval today from As Good as Gold! We're on the waiting list and can't wait to bring home a new golden to our family.
Good Boy Charlie... although I think I see the sofa right next to the crate, I'm certain Glimmer would have selected the sofa Love the video of play, so fun to see how they start with the back and forth.
I love the video of Charlie initiating play with Duke. It is such fun to see a dog who doesn't normally initiate the play starting with the play bows and them the joy as the chase begins. Jenn, you have come so far with Charlie! His confidence has bloomed because of you and he is now such a happy boy. I simply love Charlie. He is a very, very special boy.
he really is funny. every time i get up he moves over to take my space and lay on my blanket
he had an awesome weekend and was just being a goofy golden retriever. charlie doesn't usually do goofy, that's duke's role. it was so uplifting to see him initiating play and chasing a ball (didn't catch that on video).
That's awesome Jenn! So glad he had a fun, goofy dog weekend! I hope that he has some time like that and keeps letting go of his past and spends more time "just being a dog".
Charlie had one of his most successful vet visits ever tonight. We played Through a Dogs Ear on the way there. I had his most favorite plush raccoon and his nylabone. AND I HAD FRUITABLES! We did touch, look, shake, sit and lots of rewards. He stepped on the scale without issue. The vet tech gave him more fruitables and he took them from her and then he allowed the vet to PET him and examine him! First time in 3 years that he hasn't tried to hide from her in the corner. And when she stopped petting him, he leaned into her and nudged her. She was amazed
Just now catching up. YAY CHARLIE!!! That is absolutely fantastic, Jenn. He has come so far. I remember when a trip to the vet was an unbelievable struggle for Charlie and now he is asking the vet for pets. He has come such a long way. And, of course, we all know that those Fruitables are a godsend...well, except in Jack's case I am so glad to read how well Charlie is doing. He is just such an amazing boy and you have been such a wonderfully patient and intuitive mom for him. You are really an inspiration to me when it comes to our special dogs.
It was incredible. The vet couldn't believe it. He was not relaxed, but compared to how he's been he was close to it as could be. She said, "is this the Charlie I know???" She said she had warned the vet tech who's only seen Duke, that she has to go much, much slower with Charlie. She said, "now the vet tech doesn't believe me!" LOL
It is wonderful that he is feeling better about the vet!! Something to continue to build on!! It is so hard to see them struggle, and so amazing to see progress and success with something we weren't sure could ever be. My Charlie was doing okay with the vet, until he had a couple of emergency visits, where it was not possible to go slow, take their time, caused quite a set back.
Hold onto 'hope'!! Prepare for future visits as you did for this one, hopefully building a history of success and cross your fingers for no emergency visits!!
Jenn - Go easy on yourself! You are doing a wonderful job with Charlie! None of us are 'born' knowing how this all works, it is a learning curve!! Our dogs tell us when we have over estimated, perhaps asked a little too much, it happens, and that is 'Okay!', but without a doubt, they certainly wouldn't want us to stop trying. Set backs are a normal part of the big picture, consider them opportunities to learn and quite simply 'try again'. Focus on the good stuff, the 'little things' that are so huge for them in their world and so amazing for us!
Jenn, definitely don't be hard on yourself.... as Charliethree says, none of us are born knowing - it's the fact that you work so hard with him - that you recognize that he needs that step back and "to try again" that really matters!
Thank you for sharing! We need to be careful when ascribing human motivations to dog behavior, invariably we are going to get it wrong, and risk creating problems that didn't exist in their world. The 'dominant' dog, when we had six, never fought, never needed to, all it took was a 'look', his 'position' was simply understood and respected by the rest of the other dog. When the 'scraps' occurred, and there weren't many, they always involved the more anxious/less confident dogs in the group.
Thank you for sharing that article. A reminder that our dogs are thinking, feeling beings influenced by everything that happens to them, and goes on around them, no different really, than us.
They are loving it. I wish my work would approve it on a more formal basis but they won't.
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