Page 15 - DoggieRescue E-Magazine December 2022_Neat

DECEMBER 2022 DOGGIERESCUE.COM E- MAGAZINE 15

The usual Husky ‘awooooooo!’ was however not. Elk Forever socially awkward, he can still be anxious
now has an extensive vocabulary including ‘Elk’ and meeting new people, but slowly warms, continuously
‘toilet’… For a dog who had never been walked on a widening his social circle. This awkwardness extends
lead, Elk loves his harness and walks well on one. He to his limbs, making us laugh everyday as he flails
has pretty great recall these days too so has swapped his legs around playing with his abundance of toys,
the crammed spaces that he was confined to in his and zooms around the house and parks.
previous life for the unrestrained freedoms he now
enjoys. It was a bit of a struggle as he acclimatised to his
new surroundings when we first brought him home,
When we took him home, he was malnourished, given that he had never set paw in a house before,
underweight and even after being washed his coat so things like stairs and slippery floor tiles were
was still stained with urine from the poor living obstacles he had to navigate. After learning the ropes
conditions he was rescued from. Assuming he was full of this alien terrain, he has seamlessly slotted right
white, with the proper care and nutrition it’s been into our lifestyle, and is laidback and relaxed around
beautiful to witness the different coloured spots and the home.
patches slowly emerge on his coat as he became
healthier. Shortly after adopting Elk I became a Kennel Hand
at Doggie Rescue and have had the pleasure of
Our household has a rotating door for other dogs to
stay and play, and he welcomes them all, and loves watching Elk’s former Howl of Huskies grow into
puppies. He even puts up with his intense pug step- themselves and see each of their personalities come
brother and sister, when they try to steal his snacks out and blossom. A year on, most of them are still
and toys. We even catch him play bowing with them waiting for their forever home. It would be wonderful
when he thinks no one is looking! His acceptance
extends to all walks of life, including the feline form, if they could all experience what Elk has now just in
wisely letting the neighbourhood cats be, when we rub time for Christmas.
shoulders with them on our local walks.