Guest Blogger: ’ Volunteer in addition to Blog Contest Winner Diane Whittaker
It was Spring 2010. He caught my optic because he was immature in addition to energetic. His elevate was Hickory.
He was near nine months former in addition to described every bit a hound/Jack Russell Terrier mix. I sure couldn’t receive got imagined the journeying ahead of us at that time. He had been adopted in addition to returned to Animal Friends, which made him fifty-fifty to a greater extent than appealing to me – I wanted to aid him honor his truthful forever home. The argue for his provide was that he was likewise song in addition to urinating inward the house.
I apace learned that Hickory was rattling excitable - barking, jumping, in addition to nippy when I entered his cage to accept him out. I actually can’t recall the sequence of events, but, shortly afterward I started treatment him, I noticed that his H2O bowl ever seemed to move empty. Then, ane twenty-four threescore minutes menses piece playing inward the Outreach Center, Hickory had an accident on the floor, in addition to I noticed that his urine was clear. After reporting this to ’ Medical Department, along with the fact that he drank in addition to urinated much to a greater extent than than normal, he was removed from the Adoption Floor, until they could run some tests.
During the next months, specialists were consulted in addition to appropriate testing was done. Hickory spent fourth dimension with a wonderful foster family, who were able to give valuable feedback. Since the specialists felt that he was born with a status that causes excessive thirst in addition to urination, they recommended that he showtime taking a medication, which would aid to command those symptoms.
While the Medical Department was dealing with Hickory’s medical issue, Hickory in addition to I tried to operate on his high degree of excitability in addition to his excessive barking. As nosotros walked, he barked at other people in addition to dogs. He wanted to play with every domestic dog that he saw, in addition to that was non possible. We developed a rattling unopen bond, every bit I grew to honey the cute niggling guy in addition to his swell personality. On ane hand, his word impressed me, while, on the other hand, his clownish conduct made me laugh. Since he was process motivated, he was rattling slow to train, in addition to he loved learning novel activities. He was splendid at agility in addition to olfactory organ operate in addition to learned to run on the treadmill. He was also swell at an do called “Relaxation Protocol” which is a 15-day serial of self-control exercises, which acquire progressively to a greater extent than difficult. I learned that he had some other side, where he liked to sit down on a bench in addition to snuggle. Since he, at times, was all the same jumpy in addition to nippy with some volunteers, nosotros had a “Hickory class” where I tried to aid others acquire to know him in addition to his capabilities.
It appeared that the medication was helping him somewhat, but he all the same drank in addition to urinated to a greater extent than than normal. As an assist to the Medical Department, I started recording information in addition to reporting my observations to them. I all the same wondered if he could alive inward a dwelling without having numerous accidents. In addition, his medication, which he would receive got to accept for the residue of his life, was rattling expensive. When prospective adopters were told near the expensive medication, they would lose involvement inward him.
Then, ane twenty-four threescore minutes menses inward July, 2011, near a yr in addition to a one-half afterward Hickory arrived at Animal Friends, a rattling compassionate human came to run across him. I was thrilled to part everything I knew near this swell niggling guy who needed a adventure to alive a normal life. Frank gave Hickory that chance, in addition to he is doing great. He all the same takes his medication, in addition to is having no accidents inward the home. Since he is inward a calm, stable home, he is much less anxious, which, inward turn, has caused his H2O intake to move to a greater extent than normal. Just similar whatever other dog, Hickory goes to the door when he needs to choke out. He all the same likes to bark – afterward all, he is utilization hound! He loves to catch with other dogs inward the neighborhood during his walks. He has acquire friends with some children inward the neighborhood, who savour walking, playing in addition to doing tricks with him.
Frank has been sort plenty to continue inward contact with me. I’ve visited with them several times, in addition to Frank calls periodically to give me the “Hickory report,” which ever makes me smile.
Hickory is an inspiration to me. Upon his arrival at or in addition to hence vi months old, he had many challenges to face, alongside them, a medical status which no ane was aware of, boundless energy, the inclination to bark at people in addition to dogs merely because he wanted to run across them, in addition to the anxiety of living inward a shelter environment. Despite all of that, today he is living a happy, wonderful life with Frank. Every infinitesimal that I spent with Hickory was rattling rewarding. He holds a rattling exceptional identify inward my heart.
Diane Whittaker was the third-prize winner inward our volunteer weblog contest! Congratulations in addition to give thank you lot you, Diane!
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