PRIČA o psu zvanom Stone svjedoči o nevjerojatnoj snazi ljubavi, upornosti i predanosti. Ovaj pas, za kojeg su mnogi godinama govorili da ga je nemoguće udomiti, danas živi sretan i miran život zahvaljujući ljudima koji su mu pružili drugu priliku.
Stone je godinama živio u skloništu Satchel's Last Resort na Floridi, poznatom po tome što udomljava pse s ozbiljnim problemima u ponašanju koje je teško udomiti.
Stone je bio posebno izazovan slučaj. Bio je poznat kao neurotičan pas, a volonteri su tvrdili da ga je nemoguće trenirati. Godinama su mu bezuspješno pokušavali staviti povodac. Imao je povijest ugriza zbog čega se smatrao opasnim. Zbog nasumične agresije zbog koje je i predan skloništu, proglašen je neudomljivim i osuđen na život u skloništu do kraja života.
@rightway.rover This is Stone. A Pitbull terrier mix who is now almost 8 years old. He was originally surrendered by a family who said he had “random aggression”. We don’t know his past, but he had scars littering his face with an extreme aggressiveness towards leashes or anything of that sort. That included certain toys, collars, muzzles, jacket strings, etc. We believe he was beaten with the leash. He stayed at the shelter for over 1825 days before I took him as a foster train. Shelter staff and volunteers couldn’t walk or pet him. Many people tried to make a relationship with him, but it wasn’t enough. He had bitten multiple people just at the sight of them touching a leash. This meant he was on property 24/7, only knowing a kennel and a single yard. Going into training, this dog was extreme. Along with his leash biting, he had stranger danger and was very undersocialized. He wouldn’t let anyone touch him. This video is the friendly version of the training we went through. With his severe determination to attack the leashes, he was mutilating himself. He lost 5 teeth, and would exhaust himself to the point of throwing up. This was a very long and hard transformation, with lots of frustration with every setback, but we finally got there. Stone is now the sweetest boy. He’s still nervous about new environments and situations, but takes everything like a champ. He’s now able to be safely adopted out to an experienced owner. He knows all of his basic obedience, potty trained, and crate trained. Stone is an overall lazy dog that loves to have zoomies around the yard. After being the shelter for 86% of his life, let’s give this guy a home! Stone is available at Satchel’s Last Resort! #dogtraining #adoptme #dogbehaviormodification #dogtransformation #adoptabledogs #aggressivedogtraining ♬ original sound - SpedUpSongs</3
Situacija se promijenila kada ga je upoznala Morgan Vanderwoude, ovlaštena trenerica pasa koja je prethodno radila u tom skloništu. Iako se mnogi drugi treneri nisu usudili raditi s njim, Morgan mu je odlučila dati priliku.
"Promatrala sam kako ga drugi treneri zaobilaze i biraju lakše pse, ali čim sam imala priliku uzeti ga, iskoristila sam je", ispričala je trenerica za Newsweek.
Put do Stoneova novog života nije bio lagan. Morgan je kontaktirala stručnjaka Coreyja Archera iz kompanije Highland Canine kako bi zajedno radili na njegovom rehabilitacijskom programu.
Stone je bio toliko agresivan da su mu morali dati sedativ prije putovanja u Alabamu, gdje je započeo intenzivan i često iscrpljujući trening. Tijekom tog razdoblja Stone je pokazivao ogromnu otpornost – grizao je metalne stupove, drške lopata i uzice brnjice. Tijekom tog razdoblja slomio je čak pet zuba i iscrpljivao se do te mjere da je povraćao.
Unatoč svemu, nakon mjesec dana svakodnevnog rada Morgan je uspjela s njim uspostaviti povjerenje. Vratila ga je na Floridu i privremeno udomila, gdje su nastavili s radom i borili se s još jednom preprekom – dijagnosticiran mu je tumor na prsima. No, Stone je i to pobijedio.
S vremenom je pokazao svoju pravu narav – iza agresivnog oklopa cijelo vrijeme bio je nježan ljubimac koji uživa u maženju, daje zagrljaje i poljupce te se voli družiti s ljudima.
@rightway.rover After being in the shelter for 5 years, then with me for 8 months, Stone has finally been adopted! (2000+ days) This was a dog that was considered unadoptable and was a sanctuary dog at the local shelter. Stone would bite anyone holding anything resembling a leash. He broke 5 of his teeth trying to bite at the sight of leashes and would exhaust himself to the point of throw up. He’s the hardest dog I’ve ever trained and he’s had the biggest turnaround I’ve ever seen. He now loves everyone he meets and gives a beautiful heel while on leash with all his basic obedience. This dog is the best example that with enough time and consistency, almost any dog can be trained. He taught me a lot, and I thoroughly enjoyed training this boy. Congratulations to your new home! You guys are already doing wonderful together! ❤️ #dogtraining #behaviormodification #shelterdog #fosterdog #adoptandshopresponsibly #adoptaseniordog #foreverhome ♬ Home - Good Neighbours
Nakon više od 2000 dana provedenih u skloništu, Stone je konačno pronašao svoj dom. Muškarac u godinama, koji je tražio psa za druženje kod kuće i na putovanjima, odlučio je udomiti baš njega.
"Svidjela mu se Stoneova mirna priroda, a od tada se prilagodio i uživa u novom životu", otkrila je Morgan. Novi vlasnik je oduševljen: "Stone je najposlušniji pas kojeg sam ikad imao."
Morgan se nada da će Stoneova priča inspirirati druge da pruže priliku psima s problematičnom prošlošću. "Čak i teški problemi u ponašanju mogu se prevladati uz dovoljno dosljednosti i predanosti. Stone je savršen primjer za to."