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How was I going to train this scared little rescue dog? If I would be too firm with him, he would interpret it as bullying him. He would be scared and retreat and I might lose his trust that I was a safe place for him. On the other hand, M had told us he…

Sammy is a wonderful gift. His very presence is a complete object lesson for me.He came to us so wounded, so scared, so unable to trust. Gradually he has bonded to me so tightly and we are now at a point of being able to train. I didn’t want to be too firm or hard…

Daddy’s gone! Daddy’s gone! The Ogre is no more! Theo now had to go away for work for two weeks at a time. Sammy kept looking around for him, concerned that he could pop up from anywhere. But after a few days, he stopped looking for him and began to relax. He still started at…

So, not surprisingly, Sammy knows how things ought to go when it is time to get up in the morning. He will stay in bed, watching The Ogre get up and move to the bathroom or get dressed. He will even let him pet him.But if Mom gets up, it’s hop down and follow me…