Trail Diary by Panda

Year 2022 - War in Ukraine

Panda, a young female dog. Evacuated from Kyiv when the city was in danger of being surrounded.

Panda was very scared during the bombings. She was rescued from the streets and unfortunately hasn't had many good experiences yet.

According to the report by the organization "White Paw," at the time of the evacuation, no one could have predicted which areas would continue to be bombed, and for the first few weeks everyone was full of shock, fear, and panic. Contact with the animals was lost, and there was no electricity, no telephone network, no water, and hardly any supplies. The animals were in a constant state of panic, shaking, unable to eat or keep anything down. With great effort, the organization managed to save some animals and rehome them in Poland and Germany.

Also present: Panda

07.08.2022 - A new home with Corinna

Adoption

Panda quickly developed a strong bond with Corinna - she was very distrustful of other people from the beginning.

She showed a noticeably fearful behavior towards men, so it is assumed that she had had a bad experience. She jumps up in panic if someone gets too close to her with their feet or if someone carelessly picks up a fly swatter, for example.

Like so many stray dogs in the area, she was probably beaten, kicked and chased away.

Did Panda have a family that she left behind?

Did she escape during the bombing like so many others?

Unfortunately, no one knows all this and this terrible story that she carries with her from now on can only be told by Panda herself.

Year 2024 - Mantrailing

Corinna and Panda have been with me for mantrailing training for several months.

What can I say: trail running is something incredible!

Corinna has the courage and trust in Panda and faces situations that they solve together as a human/dog team. Corinna started trailing without any prior knowledge and the development of both of them is great!

How true it is that trailing promotes a bond with humans. Working on trail tasks together, taking a relaxed approach that is adapted to the dog's pace, and always having a smile on your face reduces stress and dogs like Panda, who have a theme with them, learn to become more self-confident.

Corinna is the perfect dog handler for Panda: she remains calm, composed and patient in every situation. Corinna saves wonderfully run trails and recalls them during the next training session.

See for yourself - I'm looking forward to more diary entries.

For Panda, many of the insecurities in everyday life have gradually been eliminated through trail running.

Panda is a great dog and is surely looking forward to many more adventures together with Corinna.

written in love

trainer Farina

Calm, well thought-out trail units (so-called theratrailing) help dogs who have a topic such as

- bonding problems with his human

- unusual behavior etc.

to redirect and continue to strengthen in various situations in everyday life.

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