And so we reach the halfway point in our 100 Days with 100 Dogs and along the way we've introduced many lovely logs, and a few of them have found homes - which is always wonderful news. In terms of direct impact, adopting is the most significant. It's our primary mission and also reduces our operating costs and/or allows the freed-up space and resources to be used to rescue another dog. This is a very big deal and even if you're not able to adopt liking and sharing our posts helps us to reach the right person for particular dogs.
Today's dog isn't quite ready for homing yet, but he does illustrate the harm that can be caused by engaging the wrong person for key services such as Training. Unfortunately, there are some 'experts' that lack appropriate qualifications or use outdated methods. Always make sure to research the person you are looking to use, and talk to them about how they will address your requirements.
Meet Murphy
Murphy is a 2 year old long coated male German Shepherd. His previous carers had taken him on when he was just a year old. He had major issues then but they thought they could help Murphy overcome them.
They enlisted the help of a behaviourist for a year and her approach saw no improvements made. They couldn't go out and leave him but they couldn't take him out either. They ended up as prisoners in their own home.
Since joining us he's come on in leaps and bounds. As you can see in the video he's not exploding at the dog in the next paddock. He isn't up for adoption yet but we are hoping it won't be too long before he's ready. We'll make an announcement when he is.
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