Earl Grey
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The following is a testimony from Earl Grey’s previous caretaker. She is an amazing, loving woman that selflessly took on the responsibility of Earl’s care, but she knows her home is not what is going to allow Earl to reach her full potential. Here is her history on Earl Grey:
“First of all she is super smart, very sweet (her love language is physical touch)
eager to please and all around just a beautiful little soul.
My roommate adopted her, never having had a dog before, and didn’t expect to have to put any work into training with her or really doing much of anything with her (extremely disappointing, I know) so naturally I take care of her and love her and try to train with her but the issue is that I just don’t think I can give her everything she needs and I want her to have the best life she can.
Here are some details about her and her life so far- her name is Earl Grey. She is a 22 pound, 1 year old mini poodle/border collie mix (DNA test says 75% poodle 25% border collie but her personality says it’s the other way around) She had a bit of a rough start with having parvo as a puppy. The humane society had her in isolation for about a month (10-14weeks of age) and I think it really had a negative effect on her emotional development. She’s fearful of new people and crowds but has made incredible progress through our training so far. She’s anxious, in general, a daily anti anxiety might be really helpful for her. She has some mild resource guarding. Examples- she’ll snap at my dog and cat if they’re getting treats and she thinks it’s her turn instead of theirs. She sometimes growls at my cat if I’m giving her attention and she often snaps and growls at my roommate for touching her, touching my dog, touching the cat, or touching her toys, looking at her… honestly I just don’t think she likes him. She also herds constantly. We live in an apartment, and I really think she needs more space some, place quiet to run and learn to unwind. She’s extremely attached to my dog which is concerning because without him by her side, all her confidence goes right out the window. She does have other dog friends too. She loves to play but is a bit bossy and isn’t great at sharing her ball (fetch is life). She also loves my cat although I’m not sure the cat appreciates her friendship that much considering it mostly consists of Earl chasing/herding her.
Anyway, my trainer says she needs stronger leadership than I’m providing… which isn’t something I’m great at so I worry about her future with me. I adore her and I will keep her and love her and do my best for her for the rest of her life BUT if she has a shot at living a better life than she can have with me, I want that for her.”