Resilience in Dogs: Three Defiant Pups.
Working with rescue animals, surrendered, stray or otherwise - you are presented with truths in the nature of those animals that others often don't get to see. Many of the dogs I have worked with have come from truly traumatic or devastating hardships, you might be excused for expecting these animals to become defensive, reactive or otherwise unruly once removed from those environments with memories of abuse locked into their character. But that has often not been my experience, grab a cup of tea or throw on some Macha and let me tell you some stories of remarkable resilience in dogs. Kenji All the way from the countryside in Bulgaria, Kenji was the first animal that leapt to mind when I pondered on the word - resilient - his life was hard, but this boy never allowed it to make him harder. In fact, Kenji might have been softened by the whole ordeal of his pre-kennel life. Kenji, the chow-chow cross, is 3 years old - still a baby at heart. His past was filled with unfriendly handli...
