If our dog could smoke cigarettes she would likely be a chain smoker!

One time Bob held a newspaper over her head and she about had a heart attack. We assumed she had been beaten with a newspaper previous to us housing her?

We did not remember that incident when we began wrapping china and breakables in newspaper then bubble wrap.

My sister gave us some calming drugs for dogs. One is a heart shaped treat. I cut one in half yesterday. Not certain it worked. The first time we gave her one her bowels were extremely loose the next day. Paula also gave us some hemp drops for dogs. I think we will try those next.

This poor animal. She runs behind furniture most of the time when we enter the room. What’s up with that? She has lived here since June? She will eat treats out of our hand. Loves to be petted or massaged. And then timid and frightened the next moment. Don’t think I will ever get her trained to ring the bell when she needs to go out. Right now we just try to remember on a regular schedule to take her out. She still insists on being WALKED before she will go. How i would love to pick up her mess in OUR yard!

Sometimes when the family is here she nips at the back of their calves. When the animal shelter received her they had to pull 13 teeth where she had tried to chew her way out of her cage. So when she nips, there is not much impact. We do not want her nipping at anyone though. Yesterday the ladies who help me clean were here. We did not do the usual routine. One was running the sweeper, as usual. The other was helping me get items off a partial wall and tops of kitchen cabinets. Lucky nipped at the one running the sweeper. I put her in the kennel. I forgot to move her until after the lady had begun sweeping in that room. At which point I put her on a leash and locked her in the office with Bob. She likes these gals!! All I could think was she got nervous and acted out.

We do not understand and have slowly realized we might never get it. Please, if you adopt a dog that has been abused know you will have your patience tried again and again. Can only imagine what she has been through.

Poor Lucky!

And then, like the image above she is ready to cuddle.