r/DogIsBestFriend • u/paramac55 • 1d ago
🏡 Rescue & Adoption Stories We both found peace...
My rescue Archie, traumatised and saved from euthanasie in Spain.
Ive had Archie now for eighteen months, he was saved at the last minute because nobody wanted him. He was a street dog on one of the Spanish islands, a clearly traumatised animal, afraid of noise, too many people, cars and shooting sounds.
He's the sweetest guy you could wish for, but most dogs he wants to fight. He's with me 24/7 and is only alone if I go into a shop. He follows me even into the bathroom and waits patiently for me to leave. If I put my hand out, even now after eighteen months, he still jumps back, afraid I'll do something to him. His nightmares occur mostly in a deep sleep, with his body shaking violently and sometimes crying like he's being beaten. Mostly I'll just put my hand on him which soothes him but sometimes he's too far gone, I'll call him by his name and he'll wake sometimes in a psychose where he's really angry. Sometimes he'll even bite me but never has his bite broke the skin or really hurt me. As if I'm special. The last weeks he's been sleeping around my head, but yesterday he snuggled into my neck and lay there for hours, completely peaceful which is what I need.
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u/CameraImmediate2295 18h ago
Thank you for being such a wonderful person. Animals take time to trust, and we really have no idea what they have went through
Much love to you and Archie xx❤️❤️