This is Gypsy, the darling of the Feisty Fido Crew at Lewis and Clark Humane Society.
The Feisty Fido Crew is a group of experienced volunteers willing to put in extra time at the shelter with dogs that have behavior problems. Each member of the Crew has walked hundreds of hours as a dog-walker and received extra training before being allowed to handle "special" dogs. The Crew is headed by Tom Kandt, a graduate of the now-defunct San Francisco SPCA six-week Academy for Dog Trainers. Tom is certified as a trainer and a behavior counselor by the Council for Certification of Pet Dog Trainers. The CCPDT is one of a very few groups that maintain professional standards for trainers.
So, you can see Gypsy and other dogs that have been Feisty Fido dogs have received some of the best help possible in Montana. Gypsy is now ready to go and be a family dog and there have been and still are people who want to adopt her. Right now a veterinary technician is waiting to move into a home where she and her beagle, Maggie, can take Gypsy home and make her part of their family.
Gypsy started out as a hyper, snappy, unfocused dog that put a couple of dents in Crew-members' skins. It didn't take long to show her that she didn't get what she wanted with those behaviors. Through training and discipline plus play and socialization Gypsy has become a beautiful and sweet dog. She gets along with most dogs now whereas she was unhappy around most dogs before. Here's a video of Gypsy with one of her past playmates at the shelter:
We treasure every success story and Gypsy is one of our most cherished graduates। I hope if the home we have hoped for doesn't pan out that someone will come along who is just perfect for our Gypsy.
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