Update from Hungary; Eleanor Goold
I am pleased to report that I have had some great results on a dog I worked on at a shelter who was terrified of humans. Mackó (translates to teddy bear) had come from a home where he was abused for all of his life and was incredibly timid and fearful. He was a tough one to crack as I could not leave oils for him (the few staff at the shelter have barely got enough resurce to shelter and feed the dogs let alone try to rehabiliate them) and I could only visit weekly. I did four sessions with him, and he is now a totally different dog - the dog who would cower in the corner of his cage and not come near to humans or even socialise with other dogs, now greeted me with a wag of the tail and wanted to play. He now has a much better chance of being homed. I think some of the shelter staff were at first a bit cynical - but I persevered and now they have seen the results they are very welcoming and open to zoopharmacognosy. It is interesting to note that Mackó never really took to the usual range of emotional oils, and rose was always a definate no. His favourite at first were seaweed, spikenard and sea buckthorn. He was not once interested in any macerates, dried remedies or powders but at our last session he was only interested in immortelle. He was so afraid of the oils in bottles or bowls, but he loved to inhale the oils from the palm of my hand.
I am pleased to report that I have had some great results on a dog I worked on at a shelter who was terrified of humans. Mackó (translates to teddy bear) had come from a home where he was abused for all of his life and was incredibly timid and fearful. He was a tough one to crack as I could not leave oils for him (the few staff at the shelter have barely got enough resurce to shelter and feed the dogs let alone try to rehabiliate them) and I could only visit weekly. I did four sessions with him, and he is now a totally different dog - the dog who would cower in the corner of his cage and not come near to humans or even socialise with other dogs, now greeted me with a wag of the tail and wanted to play. He now has a much better chance of being homed. I think some of the shelter staff were at first a bit cynical - but I persevered and now they have seen the results they are very welcoming and open to zoopharmacognosy. It is interesting to note that Mackó never really took to the usual range of emotional oils, and rose was always a definate no. His favourite at first were seaweed, spikenard and sea buckthorn. He was not once interested in any macerates, dried remedies or powders but at our last session he was only interested in immortelle. He was so afraid of the oils in bottles or bowls, but he loved to inhale the oils from the palm of my hand.
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