Heidi 12-115 [1]
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| This dog came into RAGOM from a commercial breeder and has not been adequately socialized to humans. RAGOM requires that any adoptive homes contain a physical fence (due to the risk of escape); another fairly confident medium to large sized dog to role model from (everything is new and scary for them); no children under 10 years old in the home (normal kid behavior scares these dogs). Our goal is to find the forever family for these dogs and our experience leads us to use these criteria. |
April 1, 2011
Hi I would like to introduce myself:
Heidi is my name and I came into this world for the sole purpose of providing puppies for a commercial breeder. I have lived 2 years of my life with lots of dogs but no human contact. I am to say the least absolutely horrified of these huge creatures. I have never been hugged or touched or fed treats or taken for a walk or slept in a bed. I have seen nothing more than a cage or run to go out to the bathroom. I fear EVERYTHING!!
For me I am afraid of YOU (that’s my foster mom) the house and EVERY noise it makes and every move you make and the T.V wow what is that. I have arrived in outer space. Except for TWO things Moose and Nellie my best buddies in the world and I follow them everywhere. Sometimes I am afraid to do some of the things they do (like loving up their mom) but I watch….I want to (but I can’t do it yet). I know nothing on how to be a dog so I will just follow and watch what they do. I think I really love them all already but not positive.
I have to say I love love love my food – I get it every day from a kind hand and a loving voice. Such a world out here that I just never knew existed…….so I am now on this new journey to find out what love is. So far I think I like it but am still very scared and very panicked. But I love that Moose. He is really big and he loves to play with me. I just wanted to introduce myself to the world –say hi and hope that someone out there some day could give me a home of my own when I am ready with the love that I deserve ….food too!!! OK but for now I will continue to update you on my progress and hope that you watch me grow into an amazing dog. If you could I would love someone to sponsor me!! Or someone to help all of the beautiful dogs that came to this new place on earth a week ago today and we ALL need your help in so many ways!! So thanks for keeping your eyes on me and keep me in your prayers because I need them to settle down and believe in this big scary world.
Hi- Foster Mom here :-}
Heidi came last Sunday morning to my house!! In a crate of which she knew well but all the activities and people where a bit much. RAGOM did it again SAVED a lot of dogs!! Thanks for that.
Heidi came to me shaking and shivering and so afraid to even move a muscle. It took a few days for her to eat or have any bodily functions work. We are going at a snail’s pace to give her time to just take everything in. When she came out of the kennel for the first time…….thanks to that Moose she just walked by his side out in the garage. She has learned to pee and poop in the garage (a few accidents in the house) but everything she does is always in FLIGHT mode ready to run at a moment’s notice. Heidi needed to get to the vet right away and of course that was scary – she had an ear infection with mites. She had a fever of over 104 along with mastitis (infection of the tits) from having puppies. She only weighed in at 39 pounds…she is just a little peanut. It took us days to get her to eat to get the pills in her but she is now eating like a champion. Her anxiety is so bad that the Doctor had to sedate her to examine her at all.
When you pull on the leash there is this strange behavior that goes on like jumping and bucking and alligator twirling to get away. We have not even gone outdoors yet!! But that is OK!! Today I got to rub her chest and touch her a bit (short lived cuz she wants to run). She will do her drive by’s where she runs past or stops for a second to smels and takes off. Baby steps.
One week later and here is list of leaps and bounds:
- In the living room for longer than a second
- Sleeps next to Moose
- Plays with Moose
- Played with a ball
- Eats sleeps and Poops
- Starting to follow me around
- Comes into the bedroom
- Poops in the garage and pees
- Eats her kibble and canned food
- Looks at me
- Lets me touch her for a second
- Sleeps through the night
- Stopped shaking constantly
Yep we have those wonderful baby steps!! Well enough for now …please help Heidi any way you can and RAGOM for this HUGE rescue of all these adorable sweet babies that do not even know how wonderful it is going to be from here on out for them!!!!!!!!!! Yah
