Jack
Little Jack came to us with his sister Jill. Both were young little Chihuahuas who suffered from a lack of socialization and were extremely fearful of anyone they didn’t know. Both dogs would need very special homes with patient, sensitive, and understanding families willing to work with them. Although Jill was initially the more shy of the two, Jack ultimately proved to be more challenging. Fortunately, Jill found a wonderful home fairly quickly, but poor Jack remained at the shelter. His fear of strangers made it difficult to even show to potential adopters. Realizing that his chances for a good life outside the shelter were very limited, we approached one of our long-time volunteers and B.R.A.T. team members, Kim Banning, to see if she would be willing to foster Jack and work with him to give him a chance. She had already adopted a wonderful older Lab mix named Oakley from us and had a second dog also, both of which were perfect doggie mentors for little Jack. She also had a very kind and understanding partner who agreed to help. It was the perfect mix of humans and dogs.Kim spent time with Jack at the shelter to gain his trust before she took him home. Then step-by-baby-step in that safe environment, Jack began to learn that the world could be a more trustworthy place and he started to blossom. The plan was for Kim to work with him until he was adoptable and ready to go to a new home.
But it wasn’t long before the writing was on the wall and both Jack and Kim’s partner, Ron, realized that this little dog was already in his new home. Of course, Kim was in full agreement and Jack’s new family was soon made official. He now has his own fan club and a neighborhood full of four-legged and two-legged friends.
Life is good for this once scared little boy.
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