I got Betsy's report from her trainer yesterday. Here's what it said:
DOG: 4W03 - Betsy F\LAB\Black -
TRN\REL DOB:4/28/2009
LOCATION:
OR
RELEASED DATE: 9/17/2010
PLACEMENT:
SUMMARY: Betsy is an
average sized female black Labrador retriever. Upon Betsy’s arrival on the
Oregon campus, she showed major signs of fear both in and outside the
kennel. She was quickly assigned to a master instructor for a temperament
evaluation.
Betsy seemed so show more fear
towards men then women. She was introduced to the clicker and high value
food was used. She was quick to learn the clicker “game”.
Unfortunately both on and off campus she continued to have major fear reactions
to some people, traffic and any loud noise. She was slow or never would
recover and refused food during these reactions.
Due to her reactions and poor
recovery she is not suitable for training as a guide. She currently is on
3 cups of Natural Balance Lamb and Rice.
RELEASE REASON(S): 21101 - BEH:
Fearful Behavior People Generalized
LOCATION (if applicable):
IMPORTANCE:
Primary
RELEASE REASON(S): 21301 - BEH:
Fearful Behavior Environment Generalized
LOCATION (if applicable):
IMPORTANCE:
Secondary
The part about her refusing food really concerns me with how stressed she must be. Betsy is one of those dogs that would go through walls if I called her with come. She would do anything to get that piece of kibble. If she is refusing food, she must be super stressed!
Also, it looks like we will be flying Betsy home. While my CFR is in California right now, Betsy is in Oregon! It will cost us around $300 to fly her home, which is cheaper than driving out to get her. If everything goes as planed she should be home this weekend!
Maddie and Jorinda
5 comments:
Wow! When my second pup, Mesa, was career changed over ten years ago, all we got was a generalized explanation of why he was coming home. GDB sure has come a long way. I'm glad you are getting your girl back soon. :)
It sounds like she might have missed you. While I know some people don't agree with the idea that dogs can miss certain people I do entirely. Some dogs have such a strong bond with a certain person that when that person is taken away then they become stressed, agitated, and depressed when asked to do a task. They can function as just a pet without the person, but anything more than that becomes a chore. Let any one say what they will, but that's what I think. I'm so happy that you get to have her back!
YAY! I'm so happy you don't have to wait for the puppy truck! She must have been really overwhelmed to not accept any food, including high value treats! Poor girl, at least she's coming home where she can relax. I can't wait to "see" her again!
Yay for her coming home!!!!
I'm so sorry to hear about Betsy :( Are you going to be adopting her? (Sorry if you already posted about that...I've been in Europe a month and am SLOWLY getting caught up on things) :)
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