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HillWilliam

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29. Oh god, I'm a teary mess

Reply to 1monster (Original post)

Wed Feb 1, 2012, 01:20 PM

Feb 2012

Our Callalily was that scared when she first arrived. Large herd-guarding dogs can be unpredictable after they've been abused, and she had been, horribly. She had no undercoat and very little top-coat. She stank and her eyes were sunken in from starvation.

It took a couple of months to be able to touch her without her cringing, more time to get the filthy collar she came with off her. She had so many fears, but we worked through them a piece at a time, at her own pace. Here's my babygirl today:

Everyone needs a little love. Sometimes we need just a little more. Hugs are one of the best forms of medicine.

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A Dog Scared to Death of Everyone Just Needed a Hug - The Most Beautiful Video [View all] 1monster Jan 2012 OP

i shouldn't have watched. DesertFlower Jan 2012 #1

thats why I didn't watch it Whisp Feb 2012 #35

I can't either... Daphne08 Feb 2012 #49

Goddamn it- I can't stop crying! Prisoner_Number_Six Jan 2012 #2

That brought tears to my eyes. n/t RebelOne Jan 2012 #3

K & R rustydog Jan 2012 #4

Nice! Suich Jan 2012 #5

I couldn't pull up the video for some reason grasswire Jan 2012 #6

This one? SammyWinstonJack Jan 2012 #22

yes, thank you so much grasswire Jan 2012 #25

I cried and cried when I saw that pic. Poor baby! SammyWinstonJack Feb 2012 #55

Poor little baby. I think it's easy to see who she would like to be with. Booster Jan 2012 #7

Thanks Marnie Jan 2012 #8

so sweet! renate Jan 2012 #9

I need a kleenex! Glimmer of Hope Jan 2012 #10

Sometimes we all just need a hug. Curmudgeoness Jan 2012 #11

I'm bawling malaise Jan 2012 #12

Awesome and touching. nt ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #13

Totally bawling. MinneapolisMatt Jan 2012 #14

so sweet demtenjeep Jan 2012 #15

Edie the rescued dog's update video sugarmonkey Feb 2012 #53

Welcome to the DU Tsiyu Feb 2012 #83

Awwwww, that is very sweet. Lil Missy Feb 2012 #84

Wasn't prepared for that. laundry_queen Jan 2012 #16

lovely thread too. Thank you. roguevalley Jan 2012 #17

Poor little girl! baldguy Jan 2012 #18

he's a beautiful dog. DesertFlower Jan 2012 #26

K&R for all of the animal love! bullwinkle428 Jan 2012 #19

Damn, damn, damn, damn, damn . . . . . Stinky The Clown Jan 2012 #20

Update on Edie the dog. sugarmonkey Feb 2012 #54

Wonderful! SammyWinstonJack Feb 2012 #59

... SammyWinstonJack Jan 2012 #21

How anyone could watch this and buy an animal instead of adopting jsmirman Jan 2012 #23

Ummmm...... Coyote_Bandit Feb 2012 #27

As long as you help shut down the puppy mills feel free rustydog Feb 2012 #32

Apparently Coyote_Bandit Feb 2012 #44

You talk a lot about 'competitive obedience', 'agility work', 'genetic conditions' etc. Doremus Feb 2012 #85

Don't Coyote_Bandit Feb 2012 #86

I do rescue and we bring up many puppies from the south adigal Feb 2012 #33

Puppy get the red out Feb 2012 #40

I know somebody that trains pits Coyote_Bandit Feb 2012 #47

your comment makes my heart ache sugarmonkey Feb 2012 #57

God bless you, God bless you, God bless you jsmirman Feb 2012 #68

kindred spirit sugarmonkey Feb 2012 #74

I wanted to respond to you when I had a quiet moment jsmirman Feb 2012 #80

Rescue animals make wonderful companions Coyote_Bandit Feb 2012 #76

You make very good points. sugarmonkey Feb 2012 #78

As do you Coyote_Bandit Feb 2012 #81

Awwwww Awwwwww Awwwwwwwwwwww! MuseRider Jan 2012 #24

K&R BrendaBrick Feb 2012 #28

Oh god, I'm a teary mess HillWilliam Feb 2012 #29

She is beautiful. Good job! SammyWinstonJack Feb 2012 #38

Thanks HillWilliam Feb 2012 #39

Awesome story sugarmonkey Feb 2012 #58

Awww. I like that, SammyWinstonJack Feb 2012 #61

That's an incredibly beautiful dog! get the red out Feb 2012 #41

We have six girls, all rescues. HillWilliam Feb 2012 #48

God bless you jsmirman Feb 2012 #50

... SammyWinstonJack Feb 2012 #62

She is beautiful. She is so lucky to have found you and you her. sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #63

All any self-aware creature wants HillWilliam Feb 2012 #71

Poor puppy! I wonder why she was going to be euthanized? She just needed TwilightGardener Feb 2012 #30

That was so sweet. hifiguy Feb 2012 #31

Son of a B-Word! PassingFair Feb 2012 #34

Here's your follow up of Edie sugarmonkey Feb 2012 #60

That dog is like a Beverly Hillbilly now! PassingFair Feb 2012 #65

Oh, she is beautiful and so loved now. Thank you so much for all you are doing. sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #66

Thank you so much for this jsmirman Feb 2012 #69

Do NOT WATCH THIS AT WORK!!! truebrit71 Feb 2012 #36

And a perfect analogy for humans as well grantcart Feb 2012 #37

Yes, indeed. HCE SuiGeneris Feb 2012 #56

I have a Maltese-mix rescue from Hurricane Katrina myself dsharp88 Feb 2012 #42

I will watch this later. redqueen Feb 2012 #43

reminds me of how we got our chihuahua Corgigal Feb 2012 #45

Your post made me cry. Imagine the terror they feel when they are abandoned or abused. sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #64

A kind word and a soft touch go a long way with these frightened animals. AtomicKitten Feb 2012 #46

Brought a tear to my eye, thanks. OverBurn Feb 2012 #51

wow. so sad... and yea. nt seabeyond Feb 2012 #52

Beautiful video and beautiful dog Digit Feb 2012 #67

That's wonderful jsmirman Feb 2012 #70

Beautiful. In fact this whole thread is beautiful. great white snark Feb 2012 #72

Reminds me of my rescued Cocker. Fawke Em Feb 2012 #73

Yep. I rescued a border collie that was like that Major Nikon Feb 2012 #82

Aaah, you just had to do it, didn't you? I need to wipe my eyes now, and then go hug my rescue Lab. 11 Bravo Feb 2012 #75

sweet dog. Needs a bath now. Liberal_in_LA Feb 2012 #77

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Feb 2012 #79

Kicked Auggie Feb 2012 #87

For some reason, this is going viral on Facebook today (May 26th) Amerigo Vespucci May 2012 #88