Merry Christmas from me and Chloe! Thanks to Barlees and to some kind people down in Ohio, 2014 has been a wonderful year for us. This morning I spent some time looking back at the pictures and posts from before Chloe came into my life (do a search for Rosie in this Facebook group). To see and read how scared she was, how much she needed help, and how so many people wanted to step forward to help her still brings a tear to my eye. Chloe still has a long journey ahead of her, but when I read about where she was less than a year ago and then see where she is now, I am very, very happy for her. Her confidence is increasing daily. But most importantly she is feeling more and more safe. Her terror has been reduced to alarm. Her alarm has reduced to concern. Her concern has been reduced to calm. Her calm has become relaxed. Instead of always lying flat and trying to hide under the ground if she could, now she feels relaxed enough to start to sprawl on the sofa, or in her bed like in the picture below, or even standing on her hind legs at my bedside hoping I have more treats for her! And now that she is willing to leave her safe spots it has become quite clear to me that she likes me. Shell follow me around upstairs or downstairs (only as far as her safe spots...cant expect a girl to change overnight!) When we get home from walks she used to bolt to her bed in the basement. Then she started just trotting to her bed. Now she trots to the top of the stairs, stops, and looks around the corner to see if Im coming. If I am coming, she goes downstairs. If Im not, she heads to the sofa to see which way I will go, and then she goes that way too. If I am ever sitting alone on the sofa, all I have to do is wait a couple of minutes and I am no longer alone. As Im writing this its obvious that Chloe wants to be on the sofa. But she also wants to be near me. So she keeps going up and down the stairs, hoping that at some point I will follow and sit with her on the sofa. So I guess I will, and with that I once again wish everyone a Merry Christmas, and a thank-you from the bottom of my heart for helping to bring Chloe into my life.
Posted on: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 14:39:52 +0000
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