Mona's looking for love
Mona is a sensitive collie cross who was found wandering lost and alone before being brought to us by the police.
When she first came to us, she was severely underweight and incredibly timid. Dog trainer, Jan, remembers Mona’s first days with us: ‘She was skittish and nervous, terrified of everything and especially scared of being touched.’
Mona had been badly let down by humans before and she wasn’t ready to put her trust in us yet.
But we gave her space and grace and little by little, her personality started to shine through. The kennel team and trainers worked with Mona at her own pace and slowly but surely began to earn her trust.
Initially, Mona would bark at people and other dogs a lot, so our team worked on building her confidence by taking her on regular off-site walks to carefully expose her to new things.
Mona and Cooper - best dog friends!
Mona even made a dog friend, Cooper!
Cooper is a sweet natured beagle who has helped many anxious dog friends during his time with us. At first, Mona would bark at Cooper a lot, but he wasn’t fazed and after a couple of daily walks together they were firm friends.
Jan tells us that Mona ‘gets so much confidence’ from being around Cooper, he’s helped her to face some of her fears and she’s no longer the terrified creature who first came to us. ‘She’s now happy to go on walks with other dogs and happy to walk past people.’
Jan says that Mona could potentially even live with another dog if they were as calm and confident as Cooper but states that the most important thing Mona needs from her new family is:
‘She needs someone who’s got the time to go at Mona’s pace. Someone who’s not in a hurry to ‘fix her’, someone who’s going to adore her as much as we do.’