Meet Captain – Part II

Captain is the sweetest boy. He is also the most frightened animal I’ve ever met. We are working to rehabilitate him, mainly with massive doses of love and gentleness.It’s a challenge working with him. He is most comfortable in his crate, or under the furniture, so that’s where he spends most of his time. When we need to put him outside, he cringes, as until now he has not had good experiences with being removed from his crate.We try to handle him as slowly and gently as possible.  He doesn’t fully understand the concept of treats yet. He has taken bacon and chicken from our hands, but he’s a long way from any kind of training involving treats as rewards. His two biggest breakthroughs lately have been walking up the stairs on his own – whether to be with us, or to hide under the bed, I don’t know. He has also joined in with his foster doggy brother and sister in playing in the backyard. Mostly he likes to run laps, and play the ‘Don’t look at me’ game.  He stops to see if we are watching, and then when you look directly at him, he scampers off. Quite adorable. He has NEVER shown any sign of any kind of aggression, even fearful or defensive, towards us or the other dogs. Come meet him on Saturday!