Ace came into our lives last year after I became homeless. Ace hasn’t had a great start to life as his previous owner was in a domestic abuse relationship with their ex–partner. Ace used to protect his owner from the violence and ended up getting attacked himself.
Ace took a while to get settled with us and walking him was an absolute nightmare because he was walked just twice before he came to us. We had to endure being dragged around all over the place the first few months. The only person who showed him any affection was his previous owner. Their partner was horrible to him, and this impacted how he was around men.
Ace has now been with us for almost six months and has improved so much, although the way he ambushes us all when we come back home will never end, it’s nice to see him happier and not sleeping with his eyes open due to fear of violence. He does miss his previous owner and will look out for them if we say their name – but he is settled and has become such a character.
If we leave the house without him, he will try to delay us by sitting on us and giving us a hard time trying to get out the door. But it is all love when we return and he gets an extra-long walk, which he enjoys. He likes chasing after things he has no hope in catching, like the birds and foxes, but he has also calmed down and learnt we can all co-exist together.
Having Ace has been life changing in a rewarding way and celebrating his first birthday was so special to us all as he is a part of our family now.
I can’t wait to see how he grows and develops into an adult now he is out of that abusive situation.
Rescued Dog – Listen Up! homelessness insights hub
Ace came into our lives last year after I became homeless. Ace hasn’t had a great start to life as his previous owner was in a domestic abuse relationship with their ex–partner. Ace used to protect his owner from the violence and ended up getting attacked himself.
Ace took a while to get settled with us and walking him was an absolute nightmare because he was walked just twice before he came to us. We had to endure being dragged around all over the place the first few months. The only person who showed him any affection was his previous owner. Their partner was horrible to him, and this impacted how he was around men.
Ace has now been with us for almost six months and has improved so much, although the way he ambushes us all when we come back home will never end, it’s nice to see him happier and not sleeping with his eyes open due to fear of violence. He does miss his previous owner and will look out for them if we say their name – but he is settled and has become such a character.
If we leave the house without him, he will try to delay us by sitting on us and giving us a hard time trying to get out the door. But it is all love when we return and he gets an extra-long walk, which he enjoys. He likes chasing after things he has no hope in catching, like the birds and foxes, but he has also calmed down and learnt we can all co-exist together.
Having Ace has been life changing in a rewarding way and celebrating his first birthday was so special to us all as he is a part of our family now.
I can’t wait to see how he grows and develops into an adult now he is out of that abusive situation.
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