Locki - a case study

History : Locki came to the shelter as a neighbour was concerned by his whining. It turns out that Locki had been kept in a dark garage for a year. Initial Assessment: When I first approached Locki’s enclosure, he was calm, no barking or growling. I then took him to the paddock where he really enjoyed playing Tug and had a real need to chew. So much so that I replaced the tug-e-nuff toy with a sturdier gappy tug toy. Locki also enjoyed foraging for food in the grass but s

Ian Berry

Nov 52 min read

Diego has found his forever home

### Update I’m pleased to let everyone know that Diego has found his forever home and he looks so happy :D ### History : Diego was adopted from a different shelter 3 years ago. The previous adopter stated that Diego was food aggressive and showed aggressive behaviour on walks and was destructive and this took time to work through. No information about context or how this was resolved. Then ‘Tina’ another dog was added to the household 10 months ago. Tina antagonised Diego,

Ian Berry

Oct 242 min read

Case Study Diego

History : Diego was adopted from a different shelter 3 years ago. The previous adopter stated that Diego was food aggressive and showed aggressive behaviour on walks and was destructive and this took time to work through. No information about context or how this was resolved. Then ‘Tina’ another dog was added to the household 10 months ago. Tina antagonised Diego, never letting him settle and tried to take food off him. Initial Assessment: Diego was very shut down he woul

Ian Berry

Oct 162 min read