Little Dog Overcomes Her Past Of Abuse Thanks To A Child

After a past marked by mistreatment, a dog named Nora has found in an eleven-month-old baby the security she needs to overcome all her fears. The story is causing a stir on social networks and forums.

The adoption of Nora after the mistreatment

Nora is an 8 year old English Pointer dog.  She was adopted by the Spences after learning she had had a past full of mistreatment. Arriving home, Nora was afraid of everything except Archie, a baby who is only eleven months old.

In this way, Archie has become this little dog’s best friend. Unintentionally, it was the best therapy to overcome all his fears.

Nora accompanies the baby everywhere. They share the most affectionate moments of the day, marked by naps and continuous games.

Archie has thus acquired since childhood the love for animals, certainly also receives a correct education from his parents. Her father says that it is very important for them to treat every living thing with respect and that they teach their children that respect.

An exemplary family

Elisabeth Spence and her husband have three children and five pets, two dogs and three cats. All of them were adopted after being mistreated. The daily life of this family has made more than fifty thousand people fall in love with them who follow them on Instagram.

The Spences have a profile on Instagram  in which they often lead to reflect on the importance of adopting and giving a home to abandoned or abused animals.

The safety of the dog Nora has been restored thanks to the fantastic work of the family and her special relationship with Archie. Even though Nora has had a sad and painful past, her new life together with her lovely human friend has made her life more peaceful.

Integrating an abused dog

An animal that has been mistreated needs a schedule of schedules, a warm place and kind words from its new owner.

The damage suffered as a result of the abuse explains why the animal may initially be wary of people. Re-educating a dog that has suffered physical or psychological abuse from its previous owner requires time, affection and some effort for the animal to gain confidence in its new family.

Specialists say that physical or psychological abuse a dog suffers can leave him with profound sequelae. The longer the sad and deplorable situation of abuse continues, the greater the sequelae.

It should also be known that the abused dog can associate abrupt gestures with the violence suffered, among other things because his behavior has been altered.

Typical symptoms of a dog with ailments due to a history of abuse are usually sadness, depression, and even certain aggressive behaviors.

It can also happen that an abused dog develops certain compulsive behaviors, which it carries out repeatedly and for no apparent reason. This is the case with dogs that bark excessively, lick surfaces abnormally, obsessively chase their own tail or are obsessed with digging any type of surface.

How to approach and retrieve an abused dog

Slow, paused movements are important aspects to consider with an abused pet. You have to treat it gently, walk slowly, very slowly.

When we approach a dog that has been mistreated, we must do it in a gentle and gentle way. This will give the dog more and more confidence in humans and will allow them to recover.

The tone of voice is also important. Using a gentle tone of voice will calm the animal. When we feed him, we will do it gently, at first leaving him close to him and leaving, without forcing any kind of situation.

The important thing is that the animal gets used to our voice, associating it with something intimate and familiar, and that it sees that everything we do is aimed at its well-being, its safety. In this way, he will trust us more and more.

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