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GSD
Harmony came to live with me only two months ago, yet the bond between us is already heavily cemented. She is the product of a BYB. Until the age of 8 months old she lived in a kennel with numerous other dogs. She had never worn a collar or gone for a walk on a leash. Not once was she aloud into the house, or anywhere for that matter other than her run in the kennel or the yard. My mother bought this beautiful girl, (whom still had no name at the age of 8 months old) and brought her into the family home. While this may have seemed like an excellent idea, her intentions were not what they should have been. My mother was already the owner of a large male GSD named Charley who was socialized in our home when I was a teenager, and had the run of the house. When she bought her new house she decided that since Charley was not trained enough he was to be left in the unfinished (read concrete) basement at night and out in the yard by himself all day. Harmony was bought with intention of breeding her to Charley. Since she was also untrained (even more so than he) she was left in a crate, in the basement whenever indoors, and outside any other time. There is a lot more history here but I'm being incredibly long winded, so we'll fast forward to October of this year. I recieved a call from my mother saying that she could not keep the two dogs seperated. Meaning that Harmony was in heat and Charley was tearing through walls to get to her. She said that if I couldn't take her she was going to sell her. That very same day Harmony came to live with me and my BF. The first issue was getting her into the car, the second was walking her up the stairs to my third floor apartment, the third was getting her past the linoleum flooring at the door, the fourth was getting her acclimated to the carpet, the fifth was getting her to walk on a leash instead of laying down and cringing away, the sixth was finding a diet that would firm up her watery stools and that she wasn't allergic too, the seventh was helping her to realize that she deserves to be a part of our family... that all she has to do is ask, that we will always protect her and put her first. Today she is eagerly awaiting her birthday (Christmas Day), where she will turn two years old with much pomp and fanfare. Last night we had our third week of basic obedience. When I opened the door to go out she was right at my side. When I headed down the stairs she was two steps ahead of me looking back like "Mommy let's go!!! After potty, when i opened the car door, she headed right to the back seat without being asked. She spent the whole ride trying to stick her tongue out the window. During training, she heeled o.k, she sat and waited at my side perfectly, she downed with a teeny bit of resistance and waited for release with a treat on the floor a foot in front of her, she also spent about half the class paying gratifying attention to me. And throughout it all she was confident, aloof towards strangers and barking dogs, and truly having a good time. She humbles me more everyday with her ability to overcome more fears and experiences than I have in my entire lifetime. She makes me prouder of her hard earned and greatly enjoyed new skills and accomplishments than I could ever be of myself. She brings a joy into our home and our family that we would never have realised was missing without her. She gives me the ability to see myself in a better light... it's hard to look in the mirror in critisize when she's got her paws on the counter right next to me trying to get my attention, because there is nowhere else she'd rather be and no one she'd rather spend time with than me. |
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