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Just wanted to update. Unfortunately I had to quit. My hands off approach was taken as doing nothing. I was asked why I wasn't taking him for a walk and when I explained my approach I got "So we're just going to leave him to rot?" The crunch came when they insisted I dragged him out of his...

Cant thank you all enough for your helpful and insightful comments. I bloomin knew I shouldn't have touched him. I hesitated at the time but my arrogance made me think "hey, it's me, he can tell I'm one of the good guys." Oh, I have much to learn! I' think I'll not only learn a lot about d...

Appreciate your response. Nice to know there might be some hope. I spent the morning with Red today. I just sat quietly in the corner ignoring him. He just sat very still, looking at me side on, breathing a little quickly. He wasn't panicking at my presence but eyes and ears twitching a lot and cons...

It's a no kill shelter. Because the dog is so unresponsive and timid I think it's unlikely he'd be adopted. In my naïveté, I'm thinking hey I can be the one to save this dog, but I have 3 kids, youngest is 2yrs and even if this dog gains some confidence I can't imagine him being happy in such a busy...

Really helpful responses, thanks. I think you're right that less is more in regard to my interactions with him. Re: Breed. He's a total mix as he's an indigenous village in Hong Kong. Some of these dogs are adopted and make great pets and others are feral or kept as guard dogs living outside and can...

Hi there, I've just started working with an extremely timid dog at my local rescue. I'm a new volunteer so any advice would be so greatly received. What we know: 3-4 yrs old, multi breed. Abandoned by previous owner. Probably abused. Left in woods. Had paw caught in trap for 3 days before found and ...

Im researching these books as we speak! Thanks.

Could anyone recommend any good magazines? I'm based in UK. Cheers

Oh wow. Officially the most beautiful dog ive seen. Very impressed by her tricks on YouTube. You've given me something to inspire too. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the positive replies. Great to get helpful feedback. We'll be in hong kong indefinitely and if we were to relocate our dog would of course come with us. I agree that a puppy is probably not a smart choice with 3 young kids. I guess the attraction is that while things maybe chaotic (traini...

Hi there, A bit of background: We are emigrating to Hong Kong from the UK in a few months where there are many dogs in need of good homes. I've been looking into getting a dog, in particular a rescue for sometime. Not only as a family pet but also because Im interested in doing animal assisted thera...

Thanks to both of you for your responses. So good to get helpful input. I think it's right that we give some settling in time before adopting. I hadn't thought about the dog picking up on our stress. See I am new to this! Re: posting on dog training section. Sorry to ask dumb question but how do I t...

Hi there, A bit of background: We are emigrating to Hong Kong from the UK in a few months where there are many dogs in need of good homes. I've been looking into getting a dog, in particular a rescue for sometime. Not only as a family pet but also because Im interested in doing animal assisted thera...