To think I thought the scruffy guy had to leave!

I rescued the golden scruffy dog 4 months ago (found him as a stray) and I’m not gonna lie, first month was hell. He world bark and react at anything, and squabbled a lot with my senior dog (white one). He even showed some stalking tendencies towards him and growled at very random moments at him. It was just so stressful and I was so afraid for my dog and at a loss of what to do (there are no shelters in my city that could take him in). Fast forward a couple of months and these boys are buddies, sleep together, eat together, shadow each other while waking leash-free in the dog park and around the house, and generally keep tabs on each other at all times. He’s helped my older dog’s lifelong separation anxiety and does so well now on walks.

This is for anyone that is currently experiencing anxiety after getting a new dog: it can get so much better and probably will! I did put in a lot of work, but I’m just so happy at how much it’s paid off.