vangorm
Well-Known Member
Hi there! I'm Vangorm. I'm a college student(undeclared), I go to a tech school to become a certified veterinary technician, I have a job walking dogs/taking care of hospitalized animals on weekends at a vet clinic, and I work at an animal shelter(in the dog area). Needless to say, everything I do right now is about the animals. Haha.
At home I have an 11 year old mutt we rescued five years ago(honestly, I have no idea what she is) named Bellamy(Bella).
And I also have a three year old mini poodle mix, Annie, who is actually the reason I found and joined this website. I adopted her two years ago to help Bella get over her fear of dogs. Before my family moved across the country, we lived in a place heavily populated with stupid people owning pit bulls. Don't get me wrong, I love the breed. The owners were just horrible and these dogs have a lot of strength. They didn't keep their dog aggressive dogs on leashes or in fenced yards--they'd just let them roam free. On our walks, Bella became a bait dog. In a six month period of time, Bella got attacked by pit bulls(I should mention that the reason I specify the breed is the size difference. Bella weighs 38-42 pounds and the pit bulls from my old neighborhood were these 60+ pound creatures) 5 different times. Luckily, none of the attacks were too severe since other people often came in to help us break them apart, but Bella had been terrified of other dogs for a long time. I took her to one of my vet tech classes once to bathe her and Annie was there as a foster from the shelter I now work at. She had been really sick and Bella actually tried to play with her! Huge breakthrough and all. I think the Annie's size(she's 12-15 pounds) and that Annie was still pretty lethargic made the difference. After a few more meet ups, I decided to adopt Annie. Two years later, Bella now gets along with other dogs pretty well. Overzealous dogs still freak her out and she doesn't hesitate to give a warning snap, but I'm glad I can take her places without her being terrified(we recently took her to the dog park for the first time -ever- a few months ago and she did fantastic!).
Sorry about rambling--I'm horrible at this introduction thing. Anyway, Annie the poodle is my main concern right now as she's developed some behavioral issues(door dashing, toy possessiveness, etc.) that I'll be bugging you guys about soon.
Thanks!
And here are pictures of the two of them:
^ Bella
^ Annie
At home I have an 11 year old mutt we rescued five years ago(honestly, I have no idea what she is) named Bellamy(Bella).
And I also have a three year old mini poodle mix, Annie, who is actually the reason I found and joined this website. I adopted her two years ago to help Bella get over her fear of dogs. Before my family moved across the country, we lived in a place heavily populated with stupid people owning pit bulls. Don't get me wrong, I love the breed. The owners were just horrible and these dogs have a lot of strength. They didn't keep their dog aggressive dogs on leashes or in fenced yards--they'd just let them roam free. On our walks, Bella became a bait dog. In a six month period of time, Bella got attacked by pit bulls(I should mention that the reason I specify the breed is the size difference. Bella weighs 38-42 pounds and the pit bulls from my old neighborhood were these 60+ pound creatures) 5 different times. Luckily, none of the attacks were too severe since other people often came in to help us break them apart, but Bella had been terrified of other dogs for a long time. I took her to one of my vet tech classes once to bathe her and Annie was there as a foster from the shelter I now work at. She had been really sick and Bella actually tried to play with her! Huge breakthrough and all. I think the Annie's size(she's 12-15 pounds) and that Annie was still pretty lethargic made the difference. After a few more meet ups, I decided to adopt Annie. Two years later, Bella now gets along with other dogs pretty well. Overzealous dogs still freak her out and she doesn't hesitate to give a warning snap, but I'm glad I can take her places without her being terrified(we recently took her to the dog park for the first time -ever- a few months ago and she did fantastic!).
Sorry about rambling--I'm horrible at this introduction thing. Anyway, Annie the poodle is my main concern right now as she's developed some behavioral issues(door dashing, toy possessiveness, etc.) that I'll be bugging you guys about soon.
Thanks!
And here are pictures of the two of them:
^ Bella
^ Annie
