Snowflake

Snowflake's Happy Ending

I adopted Lyla (aka Snowflake) from CSAC on 10/14/15.  Her foster mom, Sabrina has been extremely helpful in slowly, carefully trying to overcome Lyla’s 5 yrs in a puppy mill, where she was made to produce several litters of puppies.  She has been completely uninterested in being active, was only fed every other day, and is not very food motivated.   She is quiet, timid, sleeps almost constantly but likes cuddling.  More effort is being spent in opening up her world some, giving her incentives to stay awake, like bits of soft food in kongs, which are the only toys she likes.  She isn’t very interested in other people or animals but is not aggressive, and does want to be near me.  She enjoys cuddling more now, is less fearful.  It took several weeks to learn that she is unwilling to eat when encouraged and only wants to eat @ bedtime in privacy so learning what she’s comfy with is very necessary.  Change is hard to come by, as you all know.  Lyla’s learning words like “jump” and she goes willingly into the car as another place to sleep!  She is becoming less resistant to her daily walks, trusting me a bit more that we will turn around and head for home.  Lyla is fine with my loud comments or cheering when the Steelers play, so that was an important bonding issue  LOL.    Anyway, a big cheery hello from Lyla and me.  I think we are a good fit and I’m hoping we can get her to forget her existence @ the puppy mill, as she becomes completely comfy in her furever home.

- The Kunz Family