Very frightened right now. Needs time to de-stress.
posted 02/15/17

Success Story:   When Jasper was in the animal shelter, he was too scared to eat. The shelter contacted BRSM with an urgent request for foster care. Jasper’s foster parents responded to BRSM’s request and picked him up a few days later – the same day that Jasper left the vet. Jasper was still so scared that he didn’t want to get out of the cage in the transport car and just huddled by his foster mom’s feet instead of doing his business. Jasper wouldn’t eat any treats during the rest of the drive – he was in a dog bed in his foster mom’s lap for about an hour without moving. When Jasper got to his foster home, he was still very scared – he couldn’t control his bodily functions. He probably had never been in a house before because anything reflective was unsettling – how could that other dog move every time Jasper moved?

Jasper met his foster brothers Paco and Caleb, and soon everything changed. With a little bit of space from his foster parents, Jasper greedily ate a bowl of kibble. The next day Jasper was already coming out of his shell. Jasper was playing with toys and his foster brothers regularly. He was still apprehensive around his foster parents, but his personality was starting to shine. Within a week, his foster parents turned into forever parents.

Jasper is a gem. He loves walking and playing with his foster brothers or by himself with toys. Sometimes Jasper collects toys and piles them up in a dog bed. Rawhide strips are fun (so long as he can keep it away from Caleb).

Now the same dog that was too scared to eat is helping get food out of the container and jumping around until his food bowl hits the floor. Jasper walks pretty well on a leash and reflections are no longer an issue. Jasper loves to cuddle – either with his brothers or his people. Jasper is a perfect example of what can happen to a dog with some TLC, kibble and a warm bed.