28/02/2017
Great message received this week from Sophie: "Here is my yellow dog, Betzi. She adores people and is a real little character. She is nearly 14 years old and has always had an issue with other dogs approaching her following an attack by two loose white Alsatians when she was just a puppy. Despite our best efforts for her to overcome this, walking her has always been a challenge as she will bark as soon as she notices another dog. Often people still let their dogs run over to "say hello" even though my dog is seriously stressing out and they then have a go at me because their dog is friendly and mine is not- even though I am trying to avoid the dog that is charging towards us. Since taking her out in her "I need space" bandana, I can honestly say there has been a huge difference, instead of us having the cross the road to avoid another dog, they cross the road on seeing the bandana and so far, we have had no other dog charge towards us as owners are quick to pull them back and actually apologise to me! People have stopped to ask us about it and in general, our short walks with our old girl are pretty much stress free. I wish we could have had something like this sooner for her. I have also noticed other dogs in the area with bandanas', coats and leads which is great. Here is a picture of Betzi enjoying her first ever train ride after she joined in with a 6k charity walk - with other dogs - something we could have never considered without the success of the bandana. Thank you so much.
Even during the charity walk, other owners were seeing her bandana and leaving a big distance between their dog and Betzi which was amazing.
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