Ellie: Tricolour Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

Update on Progress: Summer 2003

Bridge Angel 17th February 2005

 

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Hello again, Ellie here and I must tell you how I have been making progress since I came to live here with my forever family. I have been learning how to become a dog. I have been to training classes and got my Canine good citizenship certificate. The teacher said I done good whatever that is? However I am still quite scared of bigger dogs and just like the little ones really. I am getting braver though each day. I no longer run away from Mum in a panic but keep watching her and listening to her too. If I get too scared Mum knows and puts me back on the lead so I feel safe.

When we went to the coast on day trips I used to be scared on the beach with lots of open space and used to panic and cry. It used to get me a lot of attention so I kept doing it. I really was scared when off the lead. So Mum said now that is enough, you will go on the lead until you stop being scared. Oh, that felt a lot better, I was happy to trot along till I saw other dogs in the distance. Mum said its ok just walk on and I got a treat if I was good. Oh boy, they look after me this family! Gemma does too and she will bark and warn other dogs if they are not Cavaliers to stay away from me.

I have such fun, now; Mum and Dad play with me and chase me all over the house. It is so much fun. They take me on holiday with them and we now have a lovely caravan at Skipsea in North Yorkshire. I panic a little bit when they are getting ready to set off in case they forget me, but they put me in the car with Gemma and fasten up our seat belts. Mum and Dad say that this is important to have us safe and sound in the car when traveling.

Skipsea is now one of my favorite places. Not too many dogs, but lots of rock pools and nice things to eat on the beach too if I am lucky. I have discovered a taste for crab especially. I usually manage a little bit of one before Mum and Dad spot me and tell me to put it down. They do not know what they are missing I think. Mind you they have fish and chips and they are very nice too. I just love it when they save me a little bit. Same with ice cream too. I tend to sleep a lot when I am there, after lots of lovely long walks along the cliffs and beach. Mum says it is the sea air. I just like it so much there and am a little sad when we have to leave and go home.

Mum and Dad have taught me to play games too at Skipsea we have our breakfast on the rocks and I get so excited jumping up and down to see where Mum and Dad have hidden the food. I am best at this game Gemma is too slow. I can now beg up and stay for a count of ten. Then I get a treat! Yippee! I can sit and stay while they go out of a room and then come when called. I now bark too. Not too much because I want to please Mum and Dad and make them happy, just like they have made me so happy confident whatever that means and secure here. I give them lots of kisses too; I have to learnt to like it very much. I get lots of cuddles too now from everyone. I just go and snuggle up to their knees and it works every time. I learnt that too it gives me a warm and cosy feeling and then I just drift off to sleep and dream sweet dreams.

I have learnt a lot from my forever family, they love me so very much. I am very glad they rescued and helped me to become the happy dog I am now. It has taken me a long time to trust people again, but I had to make sure for myself. Learning to love again was so hard for me. I was so scared and frightened. So now I have moved on from those awful memories I had, and they are in the past. What a life I have now, food warmth and shelter and the love of my forever family forever. They stood the test I set them and did not fail me. In return I give them my undying love and affection always.

So do not cry at my story, its true and I am now happy and settled and have made a success of my bad start in life. So please be happy for me! Life is now a great adventure and I missed out such a lot, so I am off now to make up for it... anyone for walkies? Or more to my liking its dinnertime!!

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