Dog Kept Escaping and Returned to the Shelter 11 Times. Finally They Realized He Was Trying To Tell Them Something.

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Gumby is a gorgeous dog, has been adopted out many times because of his charm, beauty, and happy demeanor. Yet, he cannot stay in one place for long. He knows his home is not with the people he has been placed with!

Regardless, the folks at CAS were done placing Gumby for adoption. They realized that he rarely ever tried to escape while in their care, and adored the staff members who doted on him. They noticed something else about Gumby’s demeanor at the shelter. He seemed to have a natural ability to read the emotions of other dogs. New arrivals dealing with fear and anxiety seemed comforted by the hound. Gumby knows just how to adjust his own behavior in a way that settles fearful dogs, and soothes reactive dogs.

Donya Satriale is a Behavior Team Leader for CAS. She told me by phone that Gumby keeps returning to the shelter because “he knows he has work to do.” Now that he has become a permanent fixture at the shelter, Gumby is earning his keep by assisting Donya and the behavior team. He is their go-to dog for behavioral demonstrations and for acclimating new pups – a true “Ambassa-Dog”!

Isn’t it terrific that a canine, a good dog but a wanderer, has found a place of peace and satisfaction with the people of a shelter! He’s there for the other pups as well as the staff and – who knows – it just may be Gumby’s mission in life to remain there, helping others merely by being his happy, if somewhat destructive, self!

Gumby is a content pooch and, in life, we cannot ask for much more than that!

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