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Bella first came to our attention when her family contacted us asking for urgent help with rehoming her. They had adopted her privately just a few months earlier but had become concerned about changes in her behaviour. Once a gentle, affectionate girl, Bella was showing growing signs of anxiety, fear and distress, like screaming and running away/hiding when people approached her, being fully housetrained before, she started urinating at home, refused to go to walks, etc. With two children under three and a busy, noisy household, we were concerned about her emotional wellbeing. We knew she urgently needed a calmer environment where she could feel safe, understood and given time to recover. Thanks to a wonderful foster volunteer who kindly stepped forward, Bella is now in a loving foster home — and what a difference just a few days of patience, kindness and understanding have made! ️ We are incredibly grateful to her foster for giving Bella the safe haven she needed. Bella is a beautiful...