Girl in the corner
Adopt Sweet
Girl • 5 years old • Taurus • Black • 5kg • Mixed Breed
My story
In June 2022, PACK Acaemy cooperated with New Taipei City Animal Shelter and went to places to evaluate either they were suitable enviorments for dogs or not. We rescuded seven dogs from this mission and Sweet is one of them. Since Sweet was growing up in a not ideally envirment and she became very senstive and shy. She doesn’t know how to be around with people and also with other dogs. Despite of how ptience the caretakers and volunteers trying to teach her how to socialize with the others. We find her often will curle up in the corners and not moving a muscle. After evaluation by PACK Academy, we decided to send her to a foster home. That way Sweet would be able to leanr how to get comfortable around people and not to be sensitive to her surroundings. Hopefully one day she will be able to walk out from her corners bravely and not to be sacared to the world any more.
Personality
Very Shy, nervous and timid. Will be startled by litte noise and also big movements. Prefers to stay in dark corners. Shows intereste to snacks.
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Energy Levels
At the Academy, she showed excitments to snacks. But when she was too scared of something then she would have no reaction at all. At the moment with foster home, she shows more interests to go out for walks.
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Temperament
Very timid. If you encourage her on the walk, she will walk with leash.
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Role
She will satys by your side on the walks most of the time.
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Adaptability
Takes time for her to settle. She spends most of the time either on her bed or in the corners. Occasionally comes out to explore a bit in foster home.
Foster Family Says
When Sweet arrives in a new enviroment, she would stay in corners for quite a while. She would find all kinds of dark corners in the house and hide. It is almost like she was playing hide and seek. Since she needs time to get used to new things, when you pet her at the beginning, she shivers and her tail would be in between her legs. But once when she is used to you she would let you pet her naturally, as long as your actions remaining calm. We even found out that she quite enjoys to be pettede. Because of her timid nature, drinking water and feeding meals reqire patience and your accompany. When take her out for a walk, needs to hold her up and bring her to outside first. As time goes on, we thingk that Sweet would want to come up and to get closed to you.
Eventhough she doesn’t get used to a new family soon enough and reqires more time to communicate and accompany her. Sweet doesn’t fuss or yap. She is only a super shy dog who is seeking for love.
Medical History
My health has been checked:
- Spayed/Neutered
- Microchipped
- Vaccinated
- Regular Worming Treatment
Sweet has no helath issues that we are aware of it.
My Behavior
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Tolerance Levels
At PACK Academy, we socialize our dogs by exposing them to different stimuli and recording their tolerance levels for each one. These oservations help us understand the dogs better, which then helps us find suitable homes for them.
Strangers
Scare of strangers.
Dogs
She is wary to bigger sized dogs.
Cats
Hasn’t observed it yet.
Kids
Hasn’t observed it yet.
Noise
A sudden noise will scare the hell out of her.
Touch
Would be comfortable at the beginnning but when the time goes on she would like to be petted.
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Behavior observations
There are some common behavior issues that we see in dogs who have spent a significant amount of time in a shelter. We assess our dogs for these behaviors and provide training plans for adopters to help manage them.
Barking
Only barks when she comes accrose with bigger sized dogs otherwise she doesn’t bark.
Separation Anxiety
No separation anxiety to be found
Aggression
Not aggressive to people. She will only bark and pounce forward when she comes across with bigger sized dogs.
Resource Guarding
No guarding behavior for food and other things.
Destructive Chewing
Never choow on something she is not supposed to.
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Obedience Training
Obedience training is critical for nurturing healthy dog-human relationships and having a well-behaving dog. Our dogs receive basic training at PACK Academy, which provides a foundation for communication between dog and human.
Name
Sometimes she would respond to her name.
Yes & No
Sometime understands Yes and No.
Potty Trained
She knows to do her bussines on the mat when she is indoor. She goes toilet out door but usually she would hold it for whole day and do it once per day only.
Good on Leash
She is more willing to go out for a walk but occasionally would rather not walk.
Sit
Shw will sit by herself.
Down
Doesn’t understand the commend.
Stay
還沒學會等等。
Come
Because she is too shy, she doesn’t come with the commend.
Paw
Hasn’t learn how to shake hands yet.