Delta, the brave & the beautiful
This is Delta, my incredibly timid husky mix. He's just turned two and we just adopted him on Halloween after over a year of fostering him and his brother, Antare. They are both timid little guys, but Antare has made much more progress. He's a great sled dog now. Delta has been much harder to work with. He greatly prefers the company of other dogs to humans. He won't walk on a leash, just lays down and cowers. But I still believe there is hope for him to become a more functional, happier dog. He has a lovely personality, underneath all the fear. He's gentle and not a mean bone in him, he likes cats and adores other dogs.
We've reached an agreement where I warn him that I am going to pet him. I tell him to pick a "safe spot" (yes, he knows what that means) and he finds a place he feels secure and waits for me to come pet him. Lately, he's been letting me touch him more often and a couple days ago, I picked him up and carried him into the house--Definately not worried about him not getting enough food anymore--he's heavier than he looks! He spent about 10 hours inside with us--even explored the house a bit. I just love this pic as he actually looks relaxed and happy. I wish I could find the first pic I ever took of him to show you guys the difference. In the first ones, all his eyes show is terror.
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