I was going on about my regular routine when I got a phone call. It was a shocking news that I heard though it was common. A couple bought a dog last month but because their daughters didn’t got what they expected, they had to give up on the dog. I agreed to pick her up on Saturday which was in two days.
My heart was beating fast upon seeing the puppy’s condition. She was crying non stop the whole time and I was careful touching her. I took her in my embrace and got her out of that house.
There were no physical avidances of abuse but her behaviour victimized her. Her body was covered with colourfull markers and her ears were tied with ribbons when I arrived.
Her crying was another factor which was the proof of her struggles. She was fragile, and shacky which made me wonder what she went through living among the two daughters who think of her as a doll rather than a living being.
I really hate when people let their kids treat a dog badly. Not are those parents making them a bad citizen, but also making them an unkind human being.
The kids with such environment, grew up to become bullies and unkind people. We love our children, but that didn’t excuse us justifying their unkind behaviour.
I took her to the shelter. The vet appointment was not until after Wednesday, so I hoped she wasn’t seriously injured. Also , I hoped she didn’t have had any infection or disease.
Normally when I encountered a surrender puppy, they were all traumatized and scared. But this one look even more damaged and fragile as she kept crying soundly all the time.
The car ride was long and uncomfortable for her as she was scared and probably in pain.
She had some marker drawings on her skin as well. I really hoped they were not permanent. She kept shaking and hiding under the seat of the car throughout the drive.
I decided to take her to the room where there would be no other dog, considering she was afraid and not ready to make friends yet.
I hoped she would feel better and confident after taking a bath so I put the water heater on and filled the bathtub. For the time, I took some food for her to eat in the room. I found her hidden under the bed.
I took her out and put the bowl of food in front of her but she was hesitant. It seemed like she needed love and care but she was too afraid to ask for it. Like if she asked for it, someone would bully her again. It was paining in the heart to watch that. It was going to take some time to make her a different dog.
I took her to the bath, thinking that maybe she would get better after bathing. But nothing effected her fragile state. Luckily, the marks were gone in one wash.
On the other days she started going out to everyone after spending the whole night and day in my embrace. I kept telling her that was right and that she was inthe right hands now. I tried everything I could to comfort her and it worked very well.
She was starting to make new friends in the shelter. She played with them all day and it was satisfying to see her not being afraid and shaky anymore.
I took her now and then for walks and she seemed like me as much as I liked her. She became outgoing, fearless and cheerful in a few weeks. I couldn’t ask for anything better for her.
Dogs versus kids?
Don’t look at me like I’m starting a conspiracy. I don’t mean it like that. I mean, it’s subjective and doesn’t have a correct answer.
And I won’t say to not have kids because they harm the dogs, it obviously depends on how someone raised their kids. But what I will say is, we should teach our kids to respect the safety of others be it human or animal, at the early stages.
Forget about the dog, she was rescued but were the children rescued? They are growing with parents who does not correct them when they do something bad, and that is going to affect their personality for a long run. I hope you got my poinf across and do teach your children to behave when around dogs.