Dandy, the boy who has come so far...

Since Dandy has been with us, he's had his ups and downs.  This is a boy who in just 4 short years has suffered a good amount of mental and physical abuse while riddled with daily anxiety of what the world would inflict on him. While these expereinces have left him with scars that will never fully heal, Dandy is and continues to be a poster child for resiliency.  Over the last couple of months Dandy has been showing a lot of improvement -  I attribute a lot of this to his TTouch sessions and the work we do with him at home on a daily basis.  Each day this special boy surprises us and as time goes on we know he will continue to blossom into the boy he wants to eventually be. 

These pictures were taken the day after his TTouch session he's relaxed, carefree and enjoying the sun.  Since we've been going to TTouch sessions, we see a carry over effect for about 4-5 days.  What we see is more bending in his legs, a straight back, relaxed/soft face ears, him wanting to connect more to us and the outher dogs in our home.  TTouch and his practioner Lori have given Dandy a connection to feeling his body and the courage to take risks while experince life.  These were things Dandy never had prior to coming into foster care as he lived in a constant state of fear and was flood and overwhelmed with anixety. 

Dandy will now not only make eye contact, he will hold a gaze with people he knows & trusts. 

I use to have to put the camera on super zoom to get a close picture of him. These are taken within a couple feet of his face.

 

He now has a softer face and gaze

Dandy's ears continue to soften, relax and he's been holding them in a much more relaxed way. As you can see he still holds his body in awkward positions but a huge difference from even 3 months ago.

Up close and personal - Dandy's coloring is beautiful

 

Just relaxing

 

Sleepy boy

Stretching out in the sun -- for the most part he's now pretty much always stretched out. Something new since introducing him to  TTouch - his practitioner has done wonders for the structure of his legs, core & back

Loving the sun, babies close by!

It got cold so we wrapped him up --- he now loves being under the blankets

kisses

Hot under the covers, out he comes still relaxed and stretched out

Dandy the magnificent rattie boy!