02-11-2022 Oakley is an incredibly frightened girl who flinches when touched as she is not used to kind hands stroking her.  She has come to us from a breeder and is finding everything completely overwhelming as she has never seen anything of the world before.   Oakley will need an adult only, very experienced and quiet home who have had scared dogs like her before and understand how to work with her to overcome her fears. 
Until she settles into her new home Oakley is a potential flight risk so the garden and house must be very secure and she is a dog who will be best homed with more than one confident dog to help her and who will allow her to cuddle up with them for comfort and support if she wants to. 
Oakley has never been in a home so this is going to be extremely scary for her at first and she will need owners with endless time and patience to help her learn about house training etc.  At first the garden may be as scary and the inside of the home so getting in the garden and then back in the home could take time.  Oakley has no idea about lead walking and this is something else her new owners will need to work on once they have gained her trust.  They will need to start practising in the garden and then progress outside in quiet areas and the importance of double leading Oakley cannot be stressed enough.  In time and with owners who really understand her needs Oakley will slowly start to flourish and her adopters will be rewarded by seeing her become a loving a devoted friend.  Oakley has a passport.

08-12-22 UPDATE
This poor soul is such a heart breaker. She’s finding everything so overwhelming and still very shut down and extremely frightened of everything and everyone.  I think it’s going to be a long road until she is anywhere near becoming a ‘normal’ dog. Absolutely everything is terrifying for her and it’s horrible to have to see the fear in her eyes every single day. She will do anything she can to get away from me, she’ll avoid eye contact, and she still hates being touched. If she’s forced into a position she doesn’t want to be in, she will bite too. This is purely out of fear and it’s not aggression at all, but her new owners will need to be aware of this and be willing to work with her through it.
I’m very used to working with scared dogs as I do it every single day, but Oakley is not like a normal scared dog. Usually by now I would have seen some sort of progress, but unfortunately for her she’s been unable to let go of any of her fears and she still can’t understand that I’m not a threat. She has settled into my routine nicely now and does run to and from her kennel and the play yard, but even this took a few days. At first she would get frantic and would even run into gates because she didn’t know where she was. It was absolutely soul destroying to watch and I’d be lying if I said it didn’t make me cry. I’m only writing this because her future adopters need to be fully aware of the extent of her nervousness.
The good thing about Oakley is that she loves her food and will eat in front of me. A lot of scared dogs will refuse to eat if they’re being watched, but luckily Oakley does feel comfortable enough to do it in front of me. This is how I’m trying to win her over and earn her trust, but I know it’s going to take a long time. I won’t give up on her though, I’ll keep working closely with her every day and just do everything I can to prove to her that she doesn’t need to be afraid of me. She needs a very, very special home .. and I really hope it comes along soon. 

02-11-2022 Oakley is an incredibly frightened girl who flinches when touched as she is not used to kind hands stroking her.  She has come to us from a breeder and is finding everything completely overwhelming as she has never seen anything of the world before.   Oakley will need an adult only, very experienced and quiet home who have had scared dogs like her before and understand how to work with her to overcome her fears. 
Until she settles into her new home Oakley is a potential flight risk so the garden and house must be very secure and she is a dog who will be best homed with more than one confident dog to help her and who will allow her to cuddle up with them for comfort and support if she wants to. 
Oakley has never been in a home so this is going to be extremely scary for her at first and she will need owners with endless time and patience to help her learn about house training etc.  At first the garden may be as scary and the inside of the home so getting in the garden and then back in the home could take time.  Oakley has no idea about lead walking and this is something else her new owners will need to work on once they have gained her trust.  They will need to start practising in the garden and then progress outside in quiet areas and the importance of double leading Oakley cannot be stressed enough.  In time and with owners who really understand her needs Oakley will slowly start to flourish and her adopters will be rewarded by seeing her become a loving a devoted friend.  Oakley has a passport.

08-12-22 UPDATE
This poor soul is such a heart breaker. She’s finding everything so overwhelming and still very shut down and extremely frightened of everything and everyone.  I think it’s going to be a long road until she is anywhere near becoming a ‘normal’ dog. Absolutely everything is terrifying for her and it’s horrible to have to see the fear in her eyes every single day. She will do anything she can to get away from me, she’ll avoid eye contact, and she still hates being touched. If she’s forced into a position she doesn’t want to be in, she will bite too. This is purely out of fear and it’s not aggression at all, but her new owners will need to be aware of this and be willing to work with her through it.
I’m very used to working with scared dogs as I do it every single day, but Oakley is not like a normal scared dog. Usually by now I would have seen some sort of progress, but unfortunately for her she’s been unable to let go of any of her fears and she still can’t understand that I’m not a threat. She has settled into my routine nicely now and does run to and from her kennel and the play yard, but even this took a few days. At first she would get frantic and would even run into gates because she didn’t know where she was. It was absolutely soul destroying to watch and I’d be lying if I said it didn’t make me cry. I’m only writing this because her future adopters need to be fully aware of the extent of her nervousness.
The good thing about Oakley is that she loves her food and will eat in front of me. A lot of scared dogs will refuse to eat if they’re being watched, but luckily Oakley does feel comfortable enough to do it in front of me. This is how I’m trying to win her over and earn her trust, but I know it’s going to take a long time. I won’t give up on her though, I’ll keep working closely with her every day and just do everything I can to prove to her that she doesn’t need to be afraid of me. She needs a very, very special home .. and I really hope it comes along soon.