This was Shelly in 2005
This is Shelly now
I rescued Shelly from the animal rescue place called Paws n' Hooves in July 2005. The first photo was taken the first time I went to see her at her foster home. What a sad and sorry sight she was. She was thin and had no coat to speak of and just a nervous wreck. But I could see she had SO much potential, and new instantly that she was to be mine. I took her some toys to play with as it would be a couple of weeks before I actually took her home. She had no interest in the toys whatsoever, she had never been anyone play with her, I went to throw her a ball and when I raised my arm to throw it she ducked and ran for cover behind her kennel. She had obviously had things thrown at her or hit before. So sad...fancy a border collie x not knowing how to play!!! She was scared of a squeaky toy and had no idea what to do with the others
The second photo is one I took the other day, she was pretty well habilitated in about 12 months, but she needs constant work. She's still scared of some people when she first meets them, especially men. There are some kids she doesn't like (I learnt later on that there were kids in her past that used to torment her) she leaves the room when we raise our voices, even if we're laughing and joking around, she also hides when the kids next door play with their basketball. When we're out she occasionally gets scared by skateboards and bicycles. But it all depends, she seems to know whether someone is likely to be a trouble maker!!
This could be the longest post in history if I continued to tell you all about the amazing transformation process she (or we) have been through. She's been a lot of work but she is the most loving gentle natured dogs I have ever come across, except when she spies a local bush rabbit, then it's all primal instinct, which in itself is an amazing sight.
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