Elsa is beginning to love and trust, but it’s a long haul.
As difficult as it is, I now aim for the floor to meet her on her own level. Elsa is our little rescue dog who has been with us for three months.
Getting up from the floor is the challenge of course but Big Foot (swollen foot that is now Slim Foot) is allowing weight bearing moves!
At first Elsa seemed confused and suspicious when I hit the carpet but she decided in two days it might be acceptable (if not alarmingly odd) human behavior.
She comes closer now when I am down there, close enough for a belly rub but not quite near enough for a hug.
We are making slow but positive progress.
Yesterday while Elsa and I were connecting on the floor,
the looming shadow of a man-person emerged.
Gentle Bill wanted to join the party too and was on his way down.
Immediately alarmed, Elsa gave a mighty jump and hit her head on the coffee table. Then she crouched nearby in a terror pose.
She finally realized we humans were down there for family love and noone wanted to hurt her.
She inched closer, sat between us, and rolled over for double belly rubs.
This is true progress because Elsa cringes when we try to pat her head and shows unmistakable signs of previous abuse.
For now, with patience and gentle handling,
You two are the perfect doggie parents ever. She is so lucky to have found you :).
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It hurts my heart to think someone was cruel to such a sweet dog. I’m glad you have the patience. She will come around and will train you to do her bidding in time.
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For some, it takes a long time to build trust. Elsa will get there with time and patience.
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Oh bless her. I Love how patient you are with her. Fingers crossed she will soon realize that you hold nothing but unconditional love for her You are doing an amazing job x x x
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You’re give that puppy a great gift of love.
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Great work Dora, Elsa loves you both. !!!!!
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Poor Elsa! But at least she is now in a wonderful, loving home. Keep up (or down) the good work!
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Kno that getting up from the floor well.
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This is so heart-warming. Bless you for giving this poor animal a chance at a better life.
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It’s true. Whenever trust is broken, it takes a lot of time to rebuild. Patience is key. But, I must say — it looks like your patient approach is being rewarded!
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Great news on your foot and Awe on the progress xo I remember JT as a pup not wanting anything to do with our hands on her ❤
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We do lots of things for love, don’t we? Surely you will win her over soon.
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That’s wonderful.
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It’s wonderful to hear that Elsa is beginning to love and trust. She is so lucky to have you!
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I keep telling her that. 🙂
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It’s ongoing education for sure Kate. 🙂
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We are working on it and so is Elsa. It can’t help but wind up being “happily ever after.” 🙂
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Your words are so encouraging. Thank you! 🙂
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I think you are right Rita. There are great signs.
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I figure it’s good exercise! 🙂
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Thanks Al. We are also fortunate that Elsa is adding laughter and love to our lives.
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There is definitely progress and there are always the joys of connecting across the animal/human divide.
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Hopefully our connection with Elsa will be as sweet as yours with JT. 🙂
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There are those golden moments. 🙂
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It is a sweet endeavor and we go from worrying over her days of fear to laughing with her when she runs around showing sheer joy. An amazing journey for all of us.
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My son adopted a rescue dog, and sadly the experience has not been a good one so far. This poor dog must have been abused my a man, because she is terrified of him. She loves his lady friend. I wish I could tell this animal, woman to woman, that she is making a terrible mistake fearing my son. There couldn’t be a more kind and gentle man; I hope she realizes this fact soon.
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Belly rubs are the way 💕
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Aw, Elsa does require a lot of patience and love and you have plenty to give. One day she is going to return the love to you.
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You guys are the perfect parents for Elsa – warm, gentle, full of love and working so hard to understand. I love imagining the scene of you both on the floor with her.
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Oh, I hope your son’s pup recognizes kindness soon.. Elsa is similar. She stays by my side but is timid around Bill. She seems to be responding to his gentleness though and I suspect that in the next few weeks we will see a great friendship.
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Thanks Val. It is always so nice to hear from you.
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Thanks Cindy! We are on the way I thinnk.
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I am so sure as you two have so much love to dole out xo
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needs an AWWWW button!
God Bless you both for getting down onto the floor to help her learn to trust again.
Awww!!
xoxo MJ
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Thank you Emjay. I just wish I could read her mind or learn what happened to her in her last lives. She is happier each day but still has a bunch of issues to deal with.
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well just know your love and patience is the best thing that’s ever happened to her! You can be sure of that xoxo MJ
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Yes on love but patience sometimes runs thin. We are making progress though!
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