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| 3/31/08 - Enya is ready to 'graduate.' She is full of love, and her name is Enya. The person who adopts her will have a 2 year old fawn pup and a most loving and gentle creature. You will find her to be one of the neatest eaters and drinkers. She does her business in a corner of the yard, preferably behind a bush and/or with leaves under her paws. Her owners will need to be willing to spend a few hours with her trainer in Vermont learning how to day play the games that will continue to bring joy and calmness when she may feel stressed by other dogs. Enya is known as a "formerly aggressive dog." She has been rehabilitated by one of the best dog trainers in the U.S., Kevin Behan of Newfane, VT. (www.naturaldogtraining.com) I learned about Kevin from one of his apprentices recommended by SCBR. His website made sense and his thoughts and practices just simply rang true with me. Here's a bit about her history. We adopted Enya at the end of October, 2007 . Enya created a complete bond with all of our family members, but particularly with one of my sons, Paul, who is 22 years old, and me. She and Paul played together as if they were both humans. However, she had great fear of other dogs and attacked three dogs in our suburban neighborhood. This past January 27 we had come to the conclusion that the only solution was to have her euthanized. Paul told me that she had "saved his life" and deserved a "fighting chance." We then called Kevin, got in the car, and headed to his home on this very snowy afternoon. At 6:00pm, we sat down in Kevin's warm kitchen and spoke with him for 2 hours. His methods stem from his belief that we need to work with dogs through their prey drive and that they need to experience JOY with us. He told us that a dog must be allowed to release its energy. When that energy is not allowed to be expressed, it builds up as fear in the gut. In fact, if we continue to constantly correct our dogs and not work with their prey drive, the rage continues to build. He believed that there was no coincidence that Paul and Enya connected with such a bond. They were both filled with rage. We said good-bye to Enya and drove back to New Jersey. I wanted to know more and so I read Kevin's complete book. I also went onto the websites of a couple of his apprentices. We had some phone consultations along the way. Currently, she is playing and body banging with other dogs. In fact, she is greeting the newly aggressive dogs and when they won't play with her, she basically says, "poo' and walks away! She has been living in a 'cottage' type building which contains a number of kennels. During the first few weeks, she needed to be leashed. Now, early in the morning, she is released from her kennel with the other residents and they all rush in one huge blob towards the door for their freedom. One of Kevin's apprentices, Neil Sattin from Maine writes this in one of his blogs about his "formerly aggressive pit bull, Nola": Reference: http://www.naturaldogblog.com/blog/2007/07/how-i-became-a-dog-trainer-and-a-people-trainer-you-can-teach-an-old-dog-new-tricks/ "…I found myself in Vermont with Nola …… for an intensive, month-long, 7-days-a-week, 8-hours-a-day (with some breaks, of course) training in life and dogs." "By the end of my apprenticeship, Nola was much more settled, much more attentive, and much better around other dogs - with the potential to be friendly with almost every dog we encounter. She was, in a word: cured." Out of respect for our neighbors, we can not take Enya home with us and hope that she will find a loving family who would be proud to continue working with her. UPDATE 11/30/07 - Enya has become part of the Malloy household. She loves her routines and the long, long walks she goes on every day with each of us. She has learned what a 'tummy rub' is...and I guess you could say this is one of the first commands she has learned :-) She is cozy, snuggly, wiggly and calm with all of us! One of her favorite routines is 'bedtime' in which as soon as I say "Enya, it's bedtime," she waits for me to go to the treat jar, then prances at my side to the bedroom where she eats her snack, then jumps into bed and 'preens' us with her front teeth. Our trainer has said this is a sign of affection...if you've never experienced it, I'll try to describe: She very gently clicks her front teeth rapidly and pulls on your clothing or skin! It feels very charming :-)))) Our biggest challenge with her is her aggression with other dogs. She has bitten a couple... having escaped from her Gentle Leader!! Now we use a harness and a collar both hooked to a leash. We've had a trainer come to our home, since she can't focus when other dogs are present. We try to re-direct her with a variety of treats if we spot another dog coming. She will be neutered in a couple of weeks. That's all for now, we'll update later on. UPDATE 10/28/07 - Enya was taken home Saturday and I already received a call saying everything so far is going great and they love her already. I think it is a great match. She left with her own bed and a big kiss from me and I told her to be a good girl. Thanks to all who helped her find her way home. 10/27/07 - Enya has been adopted! 10/24/07 - Enya was cleared to have her second dose of Heartworm treatment. We have been working on her commands and she is really improving. I take her down to the tennis courts where I can work with her off leash and she will now come on command and then sit. She really is a love and can not get enough loving from you. I have learned that she will stay by you as long as you are petting her. So if you want to get her to go lay down, you need to just ignore her for a few minutes and then she finds a soft warm spot sleep. She has our bed room routine down pat and knows bed time. Once you say that she curls up on her bed and is out for the night. Enya is not a really barker, but if at night she hears something and can not see it she will bark, which, as far as I am concerned, is a good thing. If you are looking for a snuggly fur ball that just wants to love and be with you then this is your girl...Have some questions or concerns, please give us a call. 10/16/07 - Enya was able to go for a sleep over last week while I was away on business and I found out her manners needs to be polished a little bit. First of all, she is an alpha dog and would most likely be happiest as an only dog. She was with two other boxers and she would walk fine with them, would sleep with them but as soon as one would try to play with her she took out her aggression on them. It was as if she does not know how to play. I am sure it is fear issues which if someone wanted to take the time and patience and training this issue could be fixed, but as I said it would take work. if multiply dogs is not for you then she is great and you will not have any worries. Walking her on leash and she is fine. She has a tendency to feed herself if any open food is left on the counter. Other then that this girl is so darn cute and just loves to cuddle with you and is ready to go whenever you are. She is a gem in her crate and will sleep until you are ready to get up. She will bark if someone comes to the house, but will stop as soon as you tell her to and then she is all wiggles for any guests. 9/29/07 - It has been a week since Enya arrived to recuperate from her heartworm treatment. Enya is around 18 months old and is a typical toddler... She is so curious about everything, her noise has to sniff everything she loves to sit at my front door and watch the outside and loves her walks. We are having roofs put on our Condo's and today Enya sat outside for about any hour and just watched the workers, not a bark or sound. We are working on learning manners and as you know toddlers can be stubborn but she is learning. She knows sit and "no" but right now does them only when she wants to, again did I tell you she is a toddler? She has the softest coat and the cutest face. I am going to try and get better pictures as the ones on her web site does not do her justice. Enya has many wonderful manners in other areas. She does great in the car and just sits and waits for you to return. She loves to lay down on the seat and lay her heard on your lap. She also can be left alone in the house without any incidents and she also loves her crate. Okay, Enya would like to go for a walk and has asked me to end this and as everyones knows a toddler does not give up once they want something so I will write soon and keep you posted on this girl. I will say she is a cutie pa tootie... Get your application in you will not be sorry.... 9/17/07 - Well Enya went last week for her heartworm treatment. She has not missed a beat since. I feel so bad for her because she feels good and does not understand why she is stuck in her crate all the time. She just wants to play. Well with 7 other dogs here she just can't get out much because she needs to be quiet. The good thing is Enya is great in her crate, she never makes a peep. She is completely housebroken and has never had an accident. She is great with the kids and gets very excited to see them. Enya is a wonderful dog that deserves to be the center of someones world. If you have an energetic home, that wants a well behaved love bug and NO CATS or small critters then this is your girl. She sould be ready to go within the month. 8/23/07 - Enya was a stray to a shelter & sadly no one came to find her, even after being there over a month! She passed her temperament test but turned up Heart worm positive. The shelter needed to get her into rescue to have her heartworm treated, otherwise she would be put down. Thank you to all of her very dedicated transport volunteers this past Saturday that helped get her to Maine for treatment (braving very heavy traffic & even appendix trouble!). She is about 18 months old and very sweet with people & loved to ride in the car with everyone. Enya is a very pretty girl & has lots of energy! I have not introduced her to my dogs yet, but I do not think she will have any issues with them. I did find out right away though that she cannot live with cats (she thinks J.J. is a fluffy, walking squeeky toy!-LOL). Since Enya has heartworm, she will be going to the vet soon to start her treatment. She will unfortunately need to be crated a lot for the next several weeks while the drugs work to kill the worms, but not her! It will be at least 6 to 8 weeks before she can go home, but she will be happy to know her new family is waiting for her! |
| STATE: VT AGE: 2 years SEX: Female WEIGHT: 50 lbs? NEUT/UPD: Yes/Yes COAT COLOR: Fawn DOCKED TAIL: Yes CROPPED EARS: No CHILDREN UNDER 4: Yes CHILDREN OVER 4: Yes SEPARATION ANXIETY: No OTHER DOGS: See update CATS: No CRATE TRAINED: Yes HOUSE TRAINED: Yes LEASH TRAINED: Yes OBEDIENCE TRAINED: Yes MICROCHIPPED: Unsure ADOPTION FEE: $300.00 |
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