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work out Mylo’s behaviour.

Dean explained that Mylo was so different to
what they thought a rescue dog would be and at
times he said it was harder than having a puppy.

They worked on this behaviour by splitting the
kitchen in half with a fence and gave him space
at feeding times, he did bite and growled initially,
but then Dean started to stroke him very gently
on a regular basis each time he had his food to
try and build up his trust and over a period of
time this began to work . He used treats and
played a game with both dogs taking it in turns
and saying – “this is Dexter’s” – “this is Mylo’s”
ensuring consistency every time.

He went on to say that when large dogs came
near him out on walks he was very nervous and
on edge and would snap if he felt threatened by
them. It took at least nine months before Mylo
started to trust other dogs and if occasionally
he seemed a little hesitant with another dog, he
would reverse out of the way without showing
any aggression, which was a great sign in his
development.

Dean and Joanne are members of the Crazy
Beagle Group and socialised Mylo with care and
introduced him to other Beagles within the group
which has certainly helped build trust with other
dogs. Before the lockdown situation they met and now trusts every dog that approaches him,
weekly on Sundays with the group and went on whether it be on or off the lead which is really
Beagle walks together which has helped Mylo rewarding to see him as he is now compared to
with socialising, this will continue as soon as the when they first brought him home.
Covid restrictions have been lifted. Dean said
that the group members were really helpful and So from being rescued with aggressive
supportive and they also had some good advice behaviour – he has gone on to socialise with
from members at Beagle Welfare too. other dogs, take part in fun dog shows and most
recently won in The Best Pair Class in the local
Dean said that the transition was not easy, dog show – taking home a goody bag of treats
it took time, patience and hard work and and the coveted Red Rosette!
commitment to get Mylo to trust and be happy in
his forever home and said that he will never be So from a rescue dog to a show dog!
re-homed again, he is here to stay.
Well done to Dean and Joanne and all the
Mylo’s past experience in the early stages of support networks that were involved with Mylo.
his life are now a thing of the past and he has
become a great companion and family member by Gill Batson

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