Meeting Whiskers

Sorry that it's been a few days since I've posted.  Things have been VERY busy here!  We have had a new member join our 'pack'. 

Everyone meet Whiskers....

Whiskers originally came from Afghanistan.  He was found by a group of Soldiers who wanted to save him but unfortunately, none of them were able to adopt him.  They managed to get him to safety with the Afghan Stray Animal League (http://afghanstrayanimals.org/index.php ).  His story is on the success stories page. 

However, not long after getting to his new home, Whiskers was having some problems adjusting.  He was showing signs of 'doggie ptsd' and in general just having a hard time understanding the way life in America worked.  His new family loved him so much but wasn't sure how to help him through his problems.  That's where we came in.  We were asked if we could take Whiskers and help him through his problems.  For more information on Whiskers you can visit his FB page ( http://www.facebook.com/afghanwhiskers ).

Whiskers arrived in Nashville from California yesterday morning.  After a little bit of a rocky start he's adjusting really well.  While working with Whiskers will be a long process he's already making huge strides and we're really excited for this opportunity.  Whisker's has always seemed to be a very alpha dog and so learning to accept a human in that position is going to be a huge change.  To help him learn to accept that position with other dogs we've paired him with Scoobie Do (Doobie) who he has seemed to bond with really well and who will act as his 'doggie therapist' to help him remain calm and learn appropriate behaviors in different situations.  Doobie and Whiskers seemed to choose these roles themselves which is even better. =)  Remember, not long ago, Doobie was deemed so dog aggressive that his owners were ready to take him to the shelter because they could no longer handle him.

We'll keep you all updated on the progress of these two, but that is all for now =)  It's bath time for the doggies!

Until next time...