Adopt Kamille

Podenco · Female · Young · 2 years

Two little girls arrived to the shelter, so shaky and scared, without a microchip, but surprisingly in a very good physical condition, we were surprised! Usually when we receive Podenco type of dogs, they normally arrive in bad conditions, starved etc, but Kamille & Pegonia were fine physically. After the first shock, they very quickly started to trust the staff and volunteers, and by now they make sommersaults, with their tails falling off from wiggling so happy and fast, when they see people they like, approaching them. First we thought maybe they are sisters, but the veterinary says that according to the teeth, Pegonia seems to be a year older than Kamille, so maybe mother & daughter, but we believe they are related. They are very affectionate with each other, care for one another. Kamille is very petite, and still a bit shy, but very cuddly once she knows you a bit, and she loves to hide under your armpit and fall asleep next to you. Kamille also loves to hide herself in a pile of pillows and blankets, so her forever home should prepare piles of soft stuff, where she can happily jump into and hide. She must have been traumatized by leashes, because the first try to take her for a walk on a leash, ended in a dramatic full panic mode, with her screaming and running up the walls, so we had to take it slow, and first start with a loose collar, then with a security harness, and we avoid putting strangling type of pressure feeling on her neck, as that were the trauma seems to come from. Pegonia is much more relaxed on the leash, and that helps Kamille, to follow her. Once they are in the dog park, they are so alive and happy again, jumping like little deer between the bushes, looking for mice and bugs, like normal Podencos. They are both very food motivated, so it is easy to get their attention, and promote and do exercises with the girls. Of course it would be really wonderful if they could find a home together, however over some period of time, we are sure they co

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