09/16/2026
Meet Bethany! To say this very young girl has had a very rough life would be an understatement! When most dogs her age were being potty trained, getting their adult teeth and learning how to walk nicely on a leash - Bethany was undergoing a full leg amputation due to an encounter with a lawn mower and a not so friendly human. Needless to say, a pretty healthy fear of people (especially men) has presented itself in the way of fear aggression with strangers and household members. In addition, she resource guards her mom who took her in as a foster and nursed her through her recover then later adopted her. ďżź
Although we generally try not to get hung up on a dogâs history and rather focus on their future when developing training goals- a strategy involving patience, trust and physical adaptations had to be considered for this sweet young girl. She may never be an obedience super star, but Bethany has worked hard on achieving a more neutral state of mind, becoming far more accepting of strangers and even showing courage to explore situations that before would have been far too traumatic for her.
This video may not seem like much to most people, but previously Bethany could be seen aggressively lunging and barking at her new adoptive dad, herding kids around the house and generously sharing barks and growls when seeing or meeting new people. We are very proud of the progress she has made thus far and can not wait to see how much more she can achieve.
A special thank you to Joe for always being brave and helping us with the âboys are scaryâ cases.
