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SHELTER SUCCESS STORIES
Please check this link regularly as we will be updating it with "Shelter Success Stories" - stories of how adopted animals found a new home.
Submitted by Greg Fish
Editor, The Bar Harbor Times
Jack came to the SPCA of Hancock County in March, a beautiful and powerful Shar Pei-Lab mix of six months. His previous owners had another dog, and while they cared for Jack, they found him to be too much to handle and turned him over to the shelter. When he arrived he was frightened, nervous and had not learned many basic commands. He had a tendency to present himself as aggressive when he saw people, often barking and rushing his kennel door.
Jack ended up being at the shelter for four months, but that extended stay gave the staff plenty of time to work with him on his issues. They helped teach Jack much needed commands, such as getting him to sit and stay, reinforcing the lessons until he was comfortable with them and much better behaved. As he matured and got more familiar with seeing and greeting people, he really came around. From being one of the loudest shelter dogs, he became one of the best manned and quiet dogs. All those lessons paid their dividends for Jack, who was adopted by a Down East family late in the summer. He is now sharing a home with another Shar Pei-Lab mix and is doing quite well.
Watch this website for more success stories from the shelter in the near future.
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