| Sophie is truly a
treasured gift of fate, Marie's 'shadow girl' always quietly close by. She joined the
Miller family at fourteen months old when a stranger phoned to say, "My wife wants
this dog out of our house, tonight. It's untrainable and nasty, she doesn't trust it with
the kids". Sophie was an emotional mess, aggressive to people and other dogs,
not house trained, destructive and noisy when left at home. However, from day one there
was a special relationship between Sophie and Marie. It was quickly discovered that she was cross
eyed and this affected how she judged distance. She seemed to have few social skills and
her previous experience of learning was clearly by trial and error. The errors had been
punished harshly. She was desperate to please and so delighted when she got things right.
In a positive learning environment, her rehabilitation was remarkably swift. Within six
months she was totally sociable with people and other dogs. Sophie quickly became an
invaluable member of the Paws'n'Learn Team. |
