Crumpet, the Cockapoo

Today I tell the story of Crumpet. He is a two year old Cocker Spaniel/Poodle that had a rough start of life. His owner's turned him in because they found dog ownership too difficult and unfortunately the mistakes they made caused Crumpet to be very scared of people indeed.
When Abandoned Angels contacted me they asked if I could take Crumpet into my home and help him learn to trust people and become a well bahaved dog who could then be adopted to a new forever home. I said yes. The first day he came to me I saw how untrusting he really was. He wanted to say hi to me but was also cowering, sure that I might become mean at any second.
Crumpet had many problems that I discovered over the next several days. He had learned to protect his things at all costs. He would start to growl at me even when I brought a food bowl out, before any food was in the bowl. He would also try to bite fingers through his crate and if you startled him while he was resting he would turn and bite. What I mostly learned was Crumpet was scared of the world. He was always scared of my movements, and he had learned to protect himself by biting although he didn't want to hurt people he just didn't want to be hurt himself!

Over the next 3 months I have slowly taught Crumpet to begin to trust people and the world.
1. He has played with many dogs (big dogs are best for Crumpet) in my house but still must be muzzled when he first meets new dogs. He just hasn't figured out how to say hello yet.
2. He now can eat from my hand or quietly off the floor with me standing nearby. He still can't have a person touch him while eating but he gotten so much better about his food, I'm am very proud of his progress.
3. He can go in and out of his crate without trying to bite you. He can take treats from your though the bars although sometimes when you loom over him he begins to growl again. But he's now able to calm down too. His progress here is again something to be very proud about and he keeps trying to get better every day.
4. He no longer gets spooked while resting and can wander the apartment without a problem.
5. He does love to play fetch. He is so so happy when I throw a ball. He will run at top speed to fetch a ball and run right back to you. He will happily drop the ball at your feet to play again. He loves this game so much I always have to stop him before he wears he pads down til they bleed!!!!!! Fetch is so much fun!
6. Initailly Crumpet had many obsessive behavior, scratching his fur, biting his paw pads, running in circles, etc. but as he learns to trust all of these behaviors are fading as well.

Crumpet is trying so hard to be a good dog. He wants to be a good dog and have a loving owner who will care for all his needs for the next fifteen years. Crumpet says he plans to live a long and happy life from here on out. He knows he stills has lots of learning to do. Crumpet has promised me he will keep trying and learning and working on his behavior. He sees that good behavior really will be the way to his happy future. In return he asked me to choose a wonderful new owner for him. One who will be patient and help him continue his learning and trust of people. He really wants to be a lovemush to someone special. This person needs to be experienced with dogs, especially ones who are fearful. The new owner needs to know that Crumpet is still learning. This new owner needs to be able to handle Crumpet gently even if Crumpet forgets to be gentle. He is so much more trusting then he was just two months ago. With time love and patience Crumpet will be a perfect companion.

This last month has been great with Crumpet. I've actually eased up on the training lately. Just giving him the chance to relax a bit with all the new rules of living. Crumpet is super smart and has really started to understand that people can be trusted and he doesn't need to bite anymore. We haven't had a incident in over a month. So I think he's finally understanding the good life. He does love to play fetch and tug of war.

ALL potential adopters must fill out an application through Abandoned Angels (link is on the left)
If you are choosen to care for Crumpet, Abandoned Angels and I are committed to giving you loads of after care to help Crumpet transition into his new home.

Please if you feel worthy of such and wonderful dog contact us ASAP.

Thank You All

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