Honey Bear

[jeffashman]

Honey crashed on top of a bear that was left lying around.

 

[Digger...]

Was this after a big walk? Clever girl.

 

[Jeff15]

Nice shot ...

 

[smoke665]

They do make themselves at home. Remind me, did you say earlier that pup was a rescue???? Phoebe was a rescue, 3 yrs later we're still dealing with issues, though through medication and training she's doing a lot better.

 

[jeffashman]

They do make themselves at home. Remind me, did you say earlier that pup was a rescue???? Phoebe was a rescue, 3 yrs later we're still dealing with issues, though through medication and training she's doing a lot better.

Yes, she is a rescue. She was badly mistreated, so it's a lot of patient work with her, but she is progressing day by day. Every once in a while she'll forget herself and start to play or jump up, and then suddenly she backs away as if she is going to get in trouble. She wags her tail from time to time now, where initially she didn't wag it at all.

 

[smoke665]

@jeffashman this is our 2nd rescue, the 1st was a breeze, unfortunately Phoebe was abused, she was traumatized by the original owner when he tried to train her. Loud noises terrify her, she has separation anxiety, and she's overly nervous. The 3-3-3 rule, (3 days to adjust to home, 3 weeks to bond, and 3 years to fully adjust), has been about right, though Phoebe needed meds to fully level out. She's on Clomipramine daily, Purina calming care and CBD oil added to her food. She didn't know what playing was or what a toy was when we got her. Her favorite toy is the squeaky toy we first got her, she is never far from it.

 

[jeffashman]

@jeffashman this is our 2nd rescue, the 1st was a breeze, unfortunately Phoebe was abused, she was traumatized by the original owner when he tried to train her. Loud noises terrify her, she has separation anxiety, and she's overly nervous. The 3-3-3 rule, (3 days to adjust to home, 3 weeks to bond, and 3 years to fully adjust), has been about right, though Phoebe needed meds to fully level out. She's on Clomipramine daily, Purina calming care and CBD oil added to her food. She didn't know what playing was or what a toy was when we got her. Her favorite toy is the squeaky toy we first got her, she is never far from it.

Yes, that is pretty much the same story with Honey. We went for a walk yesterday (it was 75F and sunny) and somewhere someone fired a shotgun or something and she jumped and tried to run, but calmed down fairly quickly afterwards. I think she has a hard time with me because I took her from her foster mom, and then had the audacity to take her to the vet to get checked out. Here's a pic from yesterdays walk, blew out the whites because I'm still trying to get used to the Sony.
dec30202101 by Jeff Ashman, on Flickr

 

[smoke665]

Who you lookin at? Our Vet claimed he's never seen one with anxieties as bad as Pheb's. Took a lot of trial/error and the advise of some good friends at the rescue who'd dealt with the issues before we settled on a protocol for her. Storms, gunshots, fireworks still affect her but at least now she's not bouncing off the walls. I've also found by accident that the anxiety excitement is very similar to the excitement she feels when rough housing. When she first shows signs of anxiety, I can redirect her attention by rough housing a few mins and she'll settle down.

 

[jeffashman]

Who you lookin at? Our Vet claimed he's never seen one with anxieties as bad as Pheb's. Took a lot of trial/error and the advise of some good friends at the rescue who'd dealt with the issues before we settled on a protocol for her. Storms, gunshots, fireworks still affect her but at least now she's not bouncing off the walls. I've also found by accident that the anxiety excitement is very similar to the excitement she feels when rough housing. When she first shows signs of anxiety, I can redirect her attention by rough housing a few mins and she'll settle down.

Speaking of fireworks... 4.5 hours until it gets noisy not too far away. She'll be in her crate by then, so hopefully she will feel safe enough not to freak out.

 

[smoke665]

Speaking of fireworks... 4.5 hours until it gets noisy not too far away. She'll be in her crate by then, so hopefully she will feel safe enough not to freak out.

Thought about you last night. Fireworks started here about 8:30, just enough to keep Phoebe unsettled enough I couldn't go to bed. They began in full force around 11:30 and didn't stop till after 12:30. She finally settled down enough that I got to sleep just after 1:30.

 

[jeffashman]

Thought about you last night. Fireworks started here about 8:30, just enough to keep Phoebe unsettled enough I couldn't go to bed. They began in full force around 11:30 and didn't stop till after 12:30. She finally settled down enough that I got to sleep just after 1:30.

Fortunately none of the dogs were phased by the noise, so it looks like Honey is ok with fireworks as long as she is in the house. It helped that they used an alternate location this year, so it was not as close. Happy New Year!