We got our dog a year and a half from the animal shelter. She was rescued from a meat farm and she has extreme anxiety. I don’t even want to think about what she could have went through, but I know that the meet farm breaded and killed lots of animals to use for meat. When we first got her she wouldn’t lay down or relax when we came in the room and would always have to be standing up, she didn’t eat in front of us and would only do it if she was alone in a different room, she would duck down when we tried to pet her, she took a lot of coaxing to go to the potty or leave her bed. It broke my heart seeing her so terrified and I really was worried that she would ever trust me. She has come such a long way since then, but I can’t tell if she really trusts me yet. She sleeps in my bed every night (and literally doesn’t leave the bed unless she is eating or going potty), she gives me licks all the time but I can’t tell if she just likes the taste, I’ve seen her get excited a couple of times when I give her cheese and her tail will wag, she Is becoming less afraid of going up and down the stairs or going outside, and she lets us pet her but doesn’t hold eye contact very long and feels unsettled if we are petting her too long. How will I know that she feels safe with us and happy?
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