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Ellie's Story |
A client hired me to help her with her two chihuahuas, Eloise and Penelope. Eloise was quite a bit bigger than Penelope, and was also a bully to Penelope. They barked at EVERYTHING, and pottied in the house. These little dogs lived in chaos. The house was undergoing a full remodel, so construction workers were there working most of the day, every day. There were 3 children, ranging in ages from 3-8. The youngest child continually picked up either dog to just carry them around. There were also cats and free-range chickens to play with and chase. Part of the training was teaching them how to manage and train the dogs to leave the chickens alone.
A few months into training, and most of the issues had been addressed and were making enough progress that my client decided to cease training for a bit, so they could take the time to use what I had taught them.
About a month after training ceased, I received a text from my client, stating that Eloise has started killing the chickens. She wanted to rehome her and asked if I knew anyone that wanted a chihuahua. I did know someone and reached out to them. Before anything was finalized, my client changed their mind and wanted to try something else first.
I followed up a couple weeks later and got messages telling me how worthless of a dog Eloise was and if they were unable to find a place for her to go that day, then they were going to shoot her. I tried giving them options, and then they ghosted me. I was in a panic, thinking the worst possible outcome. I cried.
Several weeks later, I was volunteering at a local rescue and spotted the little white and tan chihuahua. When I looked at the kennel card, I found the name was ELOISE! I was so excited to find her and find her alive! I immediately went in her kennel with her and hugged her and loved on her. I cried. I made a point to see her every time I went in to volunteer.
While at the rescue, Eloise got really sick and ended up in the vet's office on IV fluids for a few days. She almost died from pneumonia. When she returned to the rescue, I visited her every time I volunteered while she was in isolation. Finally, she recovered from the pneumonia and they were able to get her spayed. Once the recovery was done from the spay, the rescue posted on social media that she would soon be up for adoption.
At this time, my husband and I had 4 dogs already. He had seen the pictures of little Eloise that I had been taking and mentioned casually that "we needed that dog". On 4th of July weekend, I put in my application for her and got approved. The meet and greet went amazingly with our dogs and Eloise (now called Ellie) had found her new family.
The picture below shows Ellie with her new brother and sisters.
A few months into training, and most of the issues had been addressed and were making enough progress that my client decided to cease training for a bit, so they could take the time to use what I had taught them.
About a month after training ceased, I received a text from my client, stating that Eloise has started killing the chickens. She wanted to rehome her and asked if I knew anyone that wanted a chihuahua. I did know someone and reached out to them. Before anything was finalized, my client changed their mind and wanted to try something else first.
I followed up a couple weeks later and got messages telling me how worthless of a dog Eloise was and if they were unable to find a place for her to go that day, then they were going to shoot her. I tried giving them options, and then they ghosted me. I was in a panic, thinking the worst possible outcome. I cried.
Several weeks later, I was volunteering at a local rescue and spotted the little white and tan chihuahua. When I looked at the kennel card, I found the name was ELOISE! I was so excited to find her and find her alive! I immediately went in her kennel with her and hugged her and loved on her. I cried. I made a point to see her every time I went in to volunteer.
While at the rescue, Eloise got really sick and ended up in the vet's office on IV fluids for a few days. She almost died from pneumonia. When she returned to the rescue, I visited her every time I volunteered while she was in isolation. Finally, she recovered from the pneumonia and they were able to get her spayed. Once the recovery was done from the spay, the rescue posted on social media that she would soon be up for adoption.
At this time, my husband and I had 4 dogs already. He had seen the pictures of little Eloise that I had been taking and mentioned casually that "we needed that dog". On 4th of July weekend, I put in my application for her and got approved. The meet and greet went amazingly with our dogs and Eloise (now called Ellie) had found her new family.
The picture below shows Ellie with her new brother and sisters.
