Meet Tucker - formerly Mr. Wiggles. This boy (and his sister) were taken in a cruelty/abuse case in North Carolina. I have not fully found out the details of the case, but regardless, him and his sister are now in Carolina Care Bullies foster program and learning how to live the good life. Tucker was a fantastic passenger during transport and wanted to just lay/sit/collapse every second that he could once out of the car. When you open the bedroom door, he doesn't even try to get out, he's just so ecstatic that you are in his presence that he couldn't care less about what's outside. His love has no boundaries and his complete and unwavering eye contact 6 inches from yours says, "Please, please, please don't ever stop loving me".
It's an amazing feeling to literally be a dog's world. How easily a person can shatter that, especially when a dog is young..
Last night, Tucker saw himself in the storm door. Like most dogs, a dog staring back at them from 10 feet away means, "Hey, you wanna piece of me?!" Hackles raised, Tucker uttered a few short barks, "Hey dog with a staring problem, get away from my people and my door!". Like we do with all of our fosters, I get up to walk to the door with him to show him all is okay. He didn't follow me (flag #1 since he's my shadow) and while I stood at the door, I made a "come here" motion with my hand as I said, "Come see buddy!" He immediately tightly tucked his tail between his legs, flattened his body to the ground and slinked to the corner where he quickly pushed his face into the corner of the wall. When we went to get him, he just needed a few pats and he was back to his lovey self. Earlier this morning, I tried to show Tucker the window where all my dogs get to watch the world go by outside and when I patted the windowsill next to me, he flattened his body and ducked his head under the bed to hide.
We'll never know exactly what Tucker grew up around, but we do know that he's in a good place and will get all the love, support and boundaries that he should have had from the start. Here's to new beginnings Tucker!!! And don't worry, we won't ever stop loving you :)
We'll never know exactly what Tucker grew up around, but we do know that he's in a good place and will get all the love, support and boundaries that he should have had from the start. Here's to new beginnings Tucker!!! And don't worry, we won't ever stop loving you :)
