URGENT!!!! THIS DOG
NEEDS YOUR HELP!!!!!
"It would be difficult to design a more frustrating environment for a dog than a kennel. In most kennels, dogs are kept alone in extremely barren environments virtually around the clock, with some tantalizing visual access to the outside world. This low-stimulation situation is then punctuated by people and other dogs going by - they're always visible but they can't be investigated. The dog's urge to meet and investigate is repeatedly frustrated. With repetition, the sight of dogs and/or people becomes associated, through classical conditioning, to the feelings of frustration and agitation."
Layla
This sweet, pretty Terrier Mix girl
is becoming
desperate
in her wait
at the
Barry County Animal Shelter!
She is a very loving girl who needs to be adopted a.s.a.p.
to someone who will be ready
to work with her and who has no other dogs!
When she first came to the shelter in January she was in heat and pretty much left in a run away from other dogs and people. At first she was signaling to passers by with inviting behaviors like standing near the entrance of her run with tail wags, and her mouth open, tongue out, happy. After a few weeks she would just sit calmly waiting to see if passers by were going to approach her, and then, days later, she would merely lift her head from her cot when someone passed by, as if she was waiting for a signal that anyone may have noticed her. This, it seems, was the beginning of her exhibiting depressed and anxious behaviors. Gradually, after she had been there for weeks, volunteers finally started to work with her - talking to her, petting her, and then taking her out! At first she, full of pent-up energy, was difficult to leash, and didn't know how to behave on the leash with all of her jumping up and pulling. After more opportunities to get out, run, jump, play, she began to enjoy calmer walks and some lap time and TLC from volunteers. After finally receiving what attention volunteers were able to offer (when volunteers were available) she started exhibiting some more desperate behaviors. She'd began lunging at the gate of her run, barking, jumping, begging to be taken out, and after an energetic break outside, she had been resisting being put back in her run. Just recently, she has shown far more concerning behavior in which she is actually biting the chain-link wire of her enclosure! These are all exhibitions of suffering from separation anxiety and barrier related behavior disorders. It is so tragic to see this deterioration in the behavior of an otherwise healthy dog. She is exhibiting the psychological effects of being caged for so long!
With appropriate handling, Layla is very trainable and a good listener. Layla has proven to be very good with all people, seeking to get and give affection.
Please Help Layla
Get the Chance that She Deserves
for a Forever Home
with a
Family that She Can Love!
Please, please be her voice and spread the word so that she can be rescued!
Thank You!
