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I've been working with Zorro and Iggy and have made progress but was having trouble advancing them to the next level.
A couple weeks ago Cynde came down to Escondido to visit Zorro and his caretakers with me. Zorro has trouble relaxing.
Cynde suggested we use a Thundershirt on him and it worked like a charm.
Here is a picture of a Thundershirt that was designed by one of our TTouch Practitioners. You can read about them at www.Thundershirt.com
Yesterday Cynde came down to an appointment in San Diego with me. This time we went to visit Iggy.
Iggy has serious fear issues and really does not like anything new at all. Pictures of Iggy are few and far between as he really does not appreciate my camera. Because of his deep fear he is a challenge to work with. There is a fine line between pushing him enough for growth and too much which will break the trust we are building.
I enjoyed watching Cynde and the subtle things she did that made Iggy curious. Iggy allowed Cynde to do touches on him for very short periods of time. He really loves the TTouch and will lean his body into you in a very relaxed way.
The plan was to put the Thundershirt on Iggy. Iggy had other plans. We also had the thought that if we did get the shirt on him without causing too much of a fear response it was going to cause one for sure when he heard the sound of the Velcro when it came off!
Cynde worked very patiently with him for about an hour. At one point he had the shirt draped on his back but not secured. He ran away and went to his safe place behind the cabana to process what was happening. He would come out and look at us and run back. Eventually he got it off and stuffed it in the corner and came out victorious!
He is an interesting blend of fear and curiosity. He runs away in fear without even realizing he did it. Then as quickly as he runs away he starts working his way back. You can see he wants to trust and he wants to be with us. He just can't.....yet.
Thanks to Cynde I have some more ideas on how to proceed with him. We have a wonderful Yahoo Group for Practitioners and Students where we can bounce ideas off each other. So many people gave me wonderful suggestions but they are so far removed from what he is able to handle. Having Cynde come and see him for herself got me on the right track.
The damage that has resulted from whatever happened to him while in Michael Vick's "care" and the various moves he went through to make his way to a loving foster home in San Diego was more than this boy could deal with.
Love, patience, kindness and TTouch are teaching Iggy that the world is a good place and there are far more nice people in the world than mean ones!
No one could say it better than Iggy himself (through the help of his Foster Mom, Nicole). On my fund raising page for the Paws in the Park Walk-a-Thon to benefit Escondido Humane Society
www.firstgiving.com/lindatroup
Iggy made a donation and left the sweetest note:
"You are changing my world!"
And I have to say that he is also changing mine.
Now if that don't make me sleep well at night, nothing will.
A special Thank You to Cynde for being the best Mentor ever! Always willing to email, talk or come down and help me. Most importantly she shares her special gift with many students just like me!
I enjoyed watching Cynde and the subtle things she did that made Iggy curious. Iggy allowed Cynde to do touches on him for very short periods of time. He really loves the TTouch and will lean his body into you in a very relaxed way.
The plan was to put the Thundershirt on Iggy. Iggy had other plans. We also had the thought that if we did get the shirt on him without causing too much of a fear response it was going to cause one for sure when he heard the sound of the Velcro when it came off!
Cynde worked very patiently with him for about an hour. At one point he had the shirt draped on his back but not secured. He ran away and went to his safe place behind the cabana to process what was happening. He would come out and look at us and run back. Eventually he got it off and stuffed it in the corner and came out victorious!
He is an interesting blend of fear and curiosity. He runs away in fear without even realizing he did it. Then as quickly as he runs away he starts working his way back. You can see he wants to trust and he wants to be with us. He just can't.....yet.
Thanks to Cynde I have some more ideas on how to proceed with him. We have a wonderful Yahoo Group for Practitioners and Students where we can bounce ideas off each other. So many people gave me wonderful suggestions but they are so far removed from what he is able to handle. Having Cynde come and see him for herself got me on the right track.
The damage that has resulted from whatever happened to him while in Michael Vick's "care" and the various moves he went through to make his way to a loving foster home in San Diego was more than this boy could deal with.
Love, patience, kindness and TTouch are teaching Iggy that the world is a good place and there are far more nice people in the world than mean ones!
No one could say it better than Iggy himself (through the help of his Foster Mom, Nicole). On my fund raising page for the Paws in the Park Walk-a-Thon to benefit Escondido Humane Society
www.firstgiving.com/lindatroup
Iggy made a donation and left the sweetest note:
"You are changing my world!"
And I have to say that he is also changing mine.
Now if that don't make me sleep well at night, nothing will.
A special Thank You to Cynde for being the best Mentor ever! Always willing to email, talk or come down and help me. Most importantly she shares her special gift with many students just like me!
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