G'day all,

We have been progressing slowly with the two boys (Harley & Monty), some days we make big steps forward (play bows in the yard, chasing a toy) then other days we take steps backwards. All in all, things were moving forward slowly but nicely. Yesterday we were fortunate enough to have Caroline Pope who is a CranioSacral therapist come to visit us. Caroline assisted us free of charge during the acute period after the bushfires.

We asked Caroline out to work on all of our dogs (Monty, Harley, Haggis & Clyde) and I have never seen such a difference in my dogs. Caroline worked on each dog for about an hour, they all sat beautifully for her allowing her to work on them almost without issue. I was unsure of how Harley was going to cope with a) a stranger in the house (this would normally result in him hiding away) and b) being touched by a stranger especially for any length of time. Initially Harley was indeed frightened, I had to put him on a lead to bring him into Caroline's space, she put her hands on him and the change was almost instantaneous, he turned into a relaxed puddle of fur on the floor, enjoying the work she was doing with him. In almost 10 days I had not succeeded in providing this boy with the level of internal calm that Caroline provided in literally minutes, I was absolutely thrilled to see him so happy. Amazingly the calm has lasted to the next day and hopefully will continue as we move forward, I have asked Caroline to come back and see us again next week to continue the work she does. It is obvious that Harley loves the work she does (see picture below).

Caroline also pointed out that the name Harley was not particularly suited to such a shy quiet boy, instead she presented Lacota as an alternative and our beautiful boy seemed to take to it instantly. So moving forward, the beautiful Lacota (or Cota for short) has a new lease on life, new name and new hope!

Caroline offers these two boys a discounted session at $50.00 each (a hefty discount), unfortunately we will be unable to maintain these session for very long without some assistance. If there is anyone out there who would like to sponsor or contribute to the ongoing care of these two very special animals, please get in touch, (there is also a link on our main page to our bank account details for donations).

We will update you on the progress as we move forward, we hope that they enjoy reading about the dogs we are so privileged to be able to assist.

http://www.caroline-pope.com