Rhianna's rehab at North Clwyd Animal Rescue

Rhianna came into the rescue petrified of people, we are not sure what had happened to her before she came into us. I set about getting her used to being around people and trying to build her confidence up. Once I got her walking ok without too many panic attacks I clipped her to my belt and let her simply follow me around as I worked with other dogs at the rescue. She slowly grew in confidence and began to show signs she was relaxing a bit, but things were helped along when we noticed she loved other dogs! I set up several socialisation sessions for her where she got to run free with other dogs and she really came out of herself. As an added bonus she inturn helped out other nervous dogs at the rescue by getting them to play! Rhianna was also a great calming influence when I was teaching other dogs to walk well on lead, she just trotted along behind us being a great example. Rhianna just needs a decent home where she will be guided and allowed to grow in confidence until she becomes