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UPDATE – STELLA IS BACK TO HER FOSTER Unfortunately, Stella’s foster-to-adopt placement didn’t lead to what we had hoped. After around two weeks in Scotland, she has been returned to her previous foster in Burton-upon-Trent. The main concern was Stella’s behaviour towards other dogs while on lead — barking and pulling when she saw them, which the family interpreted as aggression and found too difficult to manage. But this was perhaps the biggest misunderstanding that could happen to Stella. Because if there is one thing we now know beyond doubt, it is that this little girl LOVES other dogs. ️ Let’s look at Stella herself, rather than the label. When Stella first arrived at her Burton foster, Moon was already there — yes, our Moon, a LARGE, extremely friendly and sometimes rather enthusiastic boy! A completely unfamiliar big dog could easily have overwhelmed a newly arrived small girl. Did it scare Stella? Not at all. Within an hour they were happily playing together in the garden, betw...