Sorry, I am just being indulgent here For those who may read this and don't know , Millie is our rescue terrier type , age unknown as she is a former stray but somewhere around 8-10 ish , we had her last summer as a pal for Lab boy Sam who is now three ( and a half, very important that half ) In the short time we have had Millie , she has had a bit of a bumpy ride , phantom pregnancies , then her spay , but worst of all the emergency eye surgery , a cornea transplant in late August to save her eye, sight is compromised in the eye but the eye is healed nicely . Despite all of this , she is a dear little sausage, she adores Sam and it seems to be mutual . The one area that has needed lots of work has been socialisation , she had none at all, in fact very little training all round . She had a habit of running to other dogs , mostly in friendly fashion but very occasionally, her body language was iffy , this was a worrying habit and crucial that I got it sorted out before she met her match . I noticed that she adored retrieving , so she soon became hooked on tennis balls , I decided to use this addiction as a tool and it worked like a dream . The moment she set off to run , I recalled her and showed her the ball, magic This worked well for months until eventually , just for me to call her and tap my pocket was enough to have her legging it to my side , she would completely ignore other dogs around if I had the ball with me, even if she didn't have it , she realised that she had to work to have her reward . This afternoon on our wet woodland walk , we met a lovely lady with one Irish Water Spaniel , one black Lab and two Gordon Setters , I was so preoccupied with admiring her dogs that I didn't think about Miss Millie until I realised that the whole gang were meeting and greeting beautifully , all wagging tails, even my terrorist ;D . There followed a lovely walk with Sam and Millie, bumbling along with their new friends and never once did Millie look uncomfortable and never once did she look at me for her ball , just trotted along in happy mode with her new big pals . This has filled me with joy , to see her not fearful of other dogs but enjoying their company, looking so little amongst five bigger dogs but having a lovely time
Re: A little Millie news Oh what a lovely picture that creates in my mind....little cutie pie,she's really blossomed with you Kate ,you've brought her along perfectly ,well done x
Re: A little Millie news I'd love to have seen her, happy and content trotting along with the big dogs. You've given her confidence and a loving home, it's a great thing to do for a wee rescue.
Re: A little Millie news Thank you, Kate. I can't tell you how much that has made my day. Very uplifting!
Re: A little Millie news A lovely update Kate. Always love to hear about Little Miss Millie and the adorable Sam. You know, when someone says they are being indulgent, it usually heralds a lovely warm post. Keep them coming I say!
Re: A little Millie news I loved the mental imagine of the five big dogs and little Miss Millie all enjoying a walk together ;D
Re: A little Millie news What a gorgeous picture! Big love for miss millie and her handsome bestie sam x
Re: A little Millie news Thanks for sharing this happy news, Kate, you have two lovely treasures there...
Re: A little Millie news How lovely I can just imagine Millie trotting along with all those big dogs. It's great she wasn't worried and just made friends. You've done an amazing job with her Kate you should be very proud of yourself and Millie. ;D
Re: A little Millie news Aw Kate, sorry I am catching up and am loving reading this, what a lovely little dog Millie is and with your help she will just go from strength to strength I can just imagine her in amongst all the BIG dogs Well done xxxx
