Stewie
Shenandoah Stewie
Owner: Norah
Breed: Springerdoodle
Age: 3
More: You can’t read a book by its cover; he has conflict aggression (aka owner-based aggression) and doesn’t tolerate being handled/pet and many other things a “normal” dog wouldn’t mind. It’s not easy, but with a combination of vet behaviorist-guided medication, household management, and fear-free training plus taking him on field trips like this, we’ve built a strong bond that I wouldn’t have thought possible 2 years ago. Like most people, I never expected to have a dog with such behavioral challenges. Now I understand that, just like people who struggle with mental health, he’s simply wired differently and in turn, I’ve had to rewire my thinking around how a dog “should” be. And it helps that he’s cute!
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