well, this weekend was quite an eye opener for me and the hubby. you see, on saturday, we had our very first session with wendy, a professional dog whisperer (think Casesar). why do we need a dog whisperer you may wonder?
well, our little bundle of canine joy, Sadie, is a little...nutso. OK, a-lot-so.
exhibit A--she doesnt like to go for walks. in fact, she NEVER goes for walks. she has a nervous breakdown if we force her. and she has an overall fear and anxiety about being outdoors. she will go to a park, but only for a minute or two, and only if its completely desolate and no one or no thing is in there as well. you can imagine how hard that is.
exhibit B--she has a lot of anxiety and general fear of people, noises, hangers and hats. oh, and the pizza man. oh! and the...well, i think you get the idea. she's afraid of everything.
i must say, i was very nervous to meet wendy. i didnt really know what to expect. what if her advice was to put Sades in a straight jacket? or worse, put me in straight jacket?! but, alas, i was extremely delighted that after talking to her for 10 minutes, both chris and i felt confident that not only did she know her shit, but she also believed that Sadie's behavior could be modified and that with lots of practice and patience she could one day be normal!
unfortunately, and hilariously, wendy tactfully revealed to us that the reason Sadie was so effed up was because of...us. out of pity (she was a rescue) we have let her emotionally manipulate us from day one and have catered to her every whim and therefore, lost control a long time ago.
we are really optimistic and hope that our five sessions to come are as productive as our first!
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