Misunderstood
June 3, 2015
On Monday of this week I went to a dog kennel to have a visit with a rescue dog named Fynn. Fynn is the black dog in the picture. A friend of mine had asked me to accompany her to hear what Fynn had to say about his situation. And of course the night before our visit I had a very anxious feeling in my solar plexus. I checked in and yep, it was that dog!
When we arrived I asked first the kennel owner to say her piece about Fynn. Then I had my friend from the rescue association say her piece. She explained what happened to Fynn prior to him being at the kennel where he presently was. I was last to go. I just said what Fynn had to say. That’s what I do.
We left the office and went into the fenced area. Fynn would not come out of his kennel. The kennel owner let all the other dogs out into the fenced area. Finally Fynn came out. He nervously wandered around. Then he began to talk. He said that he felt comfortable around women. He did not like men. My friend had explained earlier that at one place Fynn had been placed, the woman liked him well enough but the man at the place did not want him. He said he’d shoot him just to get rid of him. Prior to that Fynn had been running at large. He showed up at a place in the country where he was not welcome. He had been shot at. It made sense that Fynn did not trust men. He’d been shot at, once by one man and the other one was thinking about it. Clearly this dog had reason for his anxiety.
Fynn showed me a picture of what he’d like. He wanted a place where he could play, where someone would throw a ball for him. He is a very active dog and wanted to live in the country, on an acreage with a woman and maybe an older child. Fynn loved to run, jump and chase things. He is a border collie so it is a part of who he is.
I was told earlier that Fynn had bitten someone but he did not tell me about that. Instead when the kennel owner explained that Fynn’s anxiety was much better because she had given him medication for that, Fynn chimed in and said that while the medication did make him feel better, he did not want to be on it forever.
This is just one case of a dog being misunderstood. He developed anxiety like many people do because of what had been dealt him. Fynn just wanted a home where someone was kind and understood that he was an active dog. He showed all of us that he was very friendly. He especially loved my friend Jolene who you see in the picture with Fynn. Of course this dog is looking for his forever home. He needs a place where he is loved and appreciated for the kind of dog that he is. He wants a safe place at night. If he is outside he wants to be enclosed in a kennel so he feels safe. If not, he would like to be inside at night. This would keep him out of trouble too.
Like many other dogs Fynn has been misunderstood. He acted out of survival and desperation. When we met, Fynn was still nervous but was kind and loving. He is ready to move on. We can only hope someone who knows how to work with this type of dog will take him home.
On Monday of this week I went to a dog kennel to have a visit with a rescue dog named Fynn. Fynn is the black dog in the picture. A friend of mine had asked me to accompany her to hear what Fynn had to say about his situation. And of course the night before our visit I had a very anxious feeling in my solar plexus. I checked in and yep, it was that dog!
When we arrived I asked first the kennel owner to say her piece about Fynn. Then I had my friend from the rescue association say her piece. She explained what happened to Fynn prior to him being at the kennel where he presently was. I was last to go. I just said what Fynn had to say. That’s what I do.
We left the office and went into the fenced area. Fynn would not come out of his kennel. The kennel owner let all the other dogs out into the fenced area. Finally Fynn came out. He nervously wandered around. Then he began to talk. He said that he felt comfortable around women. He did not like men. My friend had explained earlier that at one place Fynn had been placed, the woman liked him well enough but the man at the place did not want him. He said he’d shoot him just to get rid of him. Prior to that Fynn had been running at large. He showed up at a place in the country where he was not welcome. He had been shot at. It made sense that Fynn did not trust men. He’d been shot at, once by one man and the other one was thinking about it. Clearly this dog had reason for his anxiety.
Fynn showed me a picture of what he’d like. He wanted a place where he could play, where someone would throw a ball for him. He is a very active dog and wanted to live in the country, on an acreage with a woman and maybe an older child. Fynn loved to run, jump and chase things. He is a border collie so it is a part of who he is.
I was told earlier that Fynn had bitten someone but he did not tell me about that. Instead when the kennel owner explained that Fynn’s anxiety was much better because she had given him medication for that, Fynn chimed in and said that while the medication did make him feel better, he did not want to be on it forever.
This is just one case of a dog being misunderstood. He developed anxiety like many people do because of what had been dealt him. Fynn just wanted a home where someone was kind and understood that he was an active dog. He showed all of us that he was very friendly. He especially loved my friend Jolene who you see in the picture with Fynn. Of course this dog is looking for his forever home. He needs a place where he is loved and appreciated for the kind of dog that he is. He wants a safe place at night. If he is outside he wants to be enclosed in a kennel so he feels safe. If not, he would like to be inside at night. This would keep him out of trouble too.
Like many other dogs Fynn has been misunderstood. He acted out of survival and desperation. When we met, Fynn was still nervous but was kind and loving. He is ready to move on. We can only hope someone who knows how to work with this type of dog will take him home.