we’re gonna beam on the doors kya and
Robin arrived in early 2015
they came to us from Humane Society
International who rescued them in South
Korea and they had you know told us that
these dogs really exhibited behavior
that needed help and we knew that the
place for these dogs was going to be in
the rehab center with the ASPCA the goal
of this facility is to help under
socialized fearful dogs that can’t be
adopted because of the severity of their
behavior problems we also want to
document what we’re doing and then share
what we’re doing with other animal
welfare organizations across the country
we started the ASPCA behavioral
rehabilitation center on the grounds of
st. Hubert’s in March of 2013 because we
realized under socialized fearful dogs
needed a place where they could get
behavioral healing Saint Hubert’s animal
welfare center is really about not just
you know taking in animals to our Center
but also helping to elevate the field
overall and keep animals in the homes
that they already have with our training
expertise here we’re able to take
animals that often other rescues or
shelters we’re not able to take from
these
this is a one-of-a-kind facility it’s
unique
we’re doing research and we’re working
with dogs in a way no one has has worked
with dogs before when we started working
with Robyn and Kaia
both of them showed severe behavior
problems they were first at a shelter
and the shelter quickly realized that
they couldn’t be put up for adoption
because they were so fearful they were
extreme cases you could not get near
them you couldn’t touch them they were
trembling even if you simply went into
the kennel they would lose control of
their bladder and bowels they were
simple they were just terrified they
were terrified these two dogs I think
are probably two of our most difficult
cases they both progressed slowly
compared to other dogs in the program
and then Robyn had a breakthrough
the thing that enabled us to move
forward with Robyn was play when we
introduced her to toys and took her to
an outdoor area mission it suddenly
started to blossom we were very careful
at first but we were quickly able to
play with her and then get close enough
to touch her and then she discovered
that penny felt good and then we were in
so it was it was great to have those
tools to you this work on Kaia didn’t
seem to progress nearly as quickly as
Robyn did she simply could not behave
she was so terrified that she was shut
down all the time over the past few days
Kaia has actually made even greater
progress and she’s started to show
social behavior toward me she’ll wag she
started to wag and she gave me a lick on
the arm yesterday and it was it was a
wonderful moment we are so surprised
that we have been as successful as
have them given how severe the behavior
problems were and the dogs coming into
this program we thought gee I hope we
can help 50 to 60 percent but it’s been
more like 80 to 90 percent we have been
thrilled that these dogs have been able
to change as much as they have
Rexie picking your hole
you
Robin arrived in early 2015
they came to us from Humane Society
International who rescued them in South
Korea and they had you know told us that
these dogs really exhibited behavior
that needed help and we knew that the
place for these dogs was going to be in
the rehab center with the ASPCA the goal
of this facility is to help under
socialized fearful dogs that can’t be
adopted because of the severity of their
behavior problems we also want to
document what we’re doing and then share
what we’re doing with other animal
welfare organizations across the country
we started the ASPCA behavioral
rehabilitation center on the grounds of
st. Hubert’s in March of 2013 because we
realized under socialized fearful dogs
needed a place where they could get
behavioral healing Saint Hubert’s animal
welfare center is really about not just
you know taking in animals to our Center
but also helping to elevate the field
overall and keep animals in the homes
that they already have with our training
expertise here we’re able to take
animals that often other rescues or
shelters we’re not able to take from
these
this is a one-of-a-kind facility it’s
unique
we’re doing research and we’re working
with dogs in a way no one has has worked
with dogs before when we started working
with Robyn and Kaia
both of them showed severe behavior
problems they were first at a shelter
and the shelter quickly realized that
they couldn’t be put up for adoption
because they were so fearful they were
extreme cases you could not get near
them you couldn’t touch them they were
trembling even if you simply went into
the kennel they would lose control of
their bladder and bowels they were
simple they were just terrified they
were terrified these two dogs I think
are probably two of our most difficult
cases they both progressed slowly
compared to other dogs in the program
and then Robyn had a breakthrough
the thing that enabled us to move
forward with Robyn was play when we
introduced her to toys and took her to
an outdoor area mission it suddenly
started to blossom we were very careful
at first but we were quickly able to
play with her and then get close enough
to touch her and then she discovered
that penny felt good and then we were in
so it was it was great to have those
tools to you this work on Kaia didn’t
seem to progress nearly as quickly as
Robyn did she simply could not behave
she was so terrified that she was shut
down all the time over the past few days
Kaia has actually made even greater
progress and she’s started to show
social behavior toward me she’ll wag she
started to wag and she gave me a lick on
the arm yesterday and it was it was a
wonderful moment we are so surprised
that we have been as successful as
have them given how severe the behavior
problems were and the dogs coming into
this program we thought gee I hope we
can help 50 to 60 percent but it’s been
more like 80 to 90 percent we have been
thrilled that these dogs have been able
to change as much as they have
Rexie picking your hole
you
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