Doris 2

Here is Doris again… and our hearts are breaking for her.Unfortunately, it hasn’t worked out again, and now Doris urgently needs the right foster home before she ends up in kennels. We have just a few days. And for a young, strong, sensitive dog, kennels will not help — they will only make her worse.Doris is not a bad dog. She is not dangerous. She is not broken. She is a big softy, loving girl trapped in a large, strong, over-excited body. She is affectionate, loving with people at home, joyful and full of life — but she missed the early training and socialisation she needed, through absolutely no fault of her own.Because she was never shown how to cope with the world, Doris learned to respond the only way she could — through reactivity.She doesn’t need pressure or rushing. She needs someone who will listen to her and allow her to process everything at her own slow, safe pace.She is active, enthusiastic, clever and desperate to connect… but she doesn’t yet know where to put all that e...

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