Carol and I took Ray out for a walk the other evening, but this time we needed to go over the road to give a neighbour a thank you card and book for allowing us to park on her driveway while ours was having a make-over! Ray has ongoing issues with people he does not know very well, the reasons for which can only be speculated upon however, we are working on it and he is responding quite well to the concept that people = treats. Continue reading
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Where there is love, there is life.
Sometimes I look at Ray and I am in total conflict with feelings of sadness for his past life, and happiness with having him here. His past life really is an unknown but there are a lot of indicators pointing towards less than desirable circumstances. When I first met him he was expressionless, distant, vocal, and reactive. He was a loner. He was a survivor. Continue reading
Communication a la Ray.
Given that Ray and I had to learn how to communicate with each other in order to get our respective needs and expectations met, I was surprised that he learned faster than I! Continue reading
Ray discovers acorns?
Ray has lived with us for 18 months now and his morning walks with me very often include a park which is just down the road. He has explored every inch of that park so many times now that rarely does he surprise me, but recently he certainly did. Continue reading
How it started
Ray (a 75lb German Shepherd X) was reported as a stray and subsequently picked up by the Oakville & Milton Humane Society. He had no collar; no identification, and a scan did not locate a microchip. There were no reports of a missing dog that matched his description and he was never claimed. He was afraid of everybody and everything; did not want to be touched; lunged and barked without warning and, after almost 4 months of TLC was put up for adoption. I only had experience of budgerigars, cats and rabbits but Ray adopted me anyway!
A New Direction Perhaps? 