rescue dog recovery
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After a two-week break, Lady Priscilla walked back into the Zoom Room Winter Park for agility class like she owned the place. No barking, no pulling, just calm focus and a handful of high-value treats. If you’ve been following our journey, you know that training a rescue dog for agility hasn’t exactly been a smooth…
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CGC Training: A Turning Point We had been in CGC training for exactly two sessions. Just seven short days between “Is she even ready for this?” and “Wait…did she really just do that?” Lady Priscilla came in hot. Her training had been going well at home and in public, but performing her skills in a…
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The Long and Winding Road to Finding the Right Vet When we first adopted Lady Priscilla, we chose her vet the way a lot of people do—based on convenience. The clinic was just down the street, open late, and even offered boarding. It seemed like a no-brainer at the time, but finding the right vet…
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When we first brought Lady Priscilla home, the shelter described her as “shy but sweet.” That was accurate. What we didn’t realize—what we couldn’t have realized—was how deeply shut down she truly was, or how much patience rescue dog recovery would require. She spent the entire ride home curled into a tight ball in the…