Neglected Aussiedoodle Finally Opens Up To Mom

Noa was terrified of everyone when she was rescued. We caught up with her new mom, Summer, about the moment that shocked her in the best way ❤️

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00:00Hey baby.

00:02I see her running across the street.

00:05Come here baby. Come here.

00:07I ended up calling my mom and we sat for about another 30 minutes just trying to kind of trap her.

00:12She was so matted to the core. She looked so much like my dog.

00:17I had never rescued a dog myself before so I didn't really know what I was getting myself into.

00:23Once I got there and kind of interacted and sat with her for a little bit, I knew she wasn't going to hurt me or anything.

00:29I didn't really have an issue keeping her for a little bit.

00:32She wouldn't go outside to go to the bathroom.

00:34We would carry her out there.

00:36You had to walk her around the yard and she wouldn't leave your side.

00:41And they got her groomed and completely shaved.

00:43It's heartbreaking to see how fearful Noah was.

00:46Can you tell me more about her early days?

00:49For the first few days she just absolutely wouldn't move.

00:52Her biggest coping mechanism initially was just hiding with my closet.

00:57She was extremely timid.

01:01Didn't know how to trust anybody.

01:06At first my dog Navy was like, who is this and why is she here?

01:11Noah didn't really have any interest in my dog.

01:14She would sniff her a little bit but that's kind of the extent.

01:18About two weeks after I found her, I thought we were making some pretty good progress.

01:22Just showing that she wanted to interact a little more.

01:28The first really big breakthrough she had,

01:32when I picked her up at my mom's after being away for a week

01:35and I opened the door, she came running out wagging her tail.

01:38And we got so close.

01:45But she backed off.

01:48But that was kind of the start of it all.

01:50And then slowly but surely I started noticing some huge milestones.

01:53She was learning to just be a dog.

01:57I knew at this point I was keeping her.

02:03A majority of her progress has been letting her do things on her own time.

02:10And now she's obsessed with my dog Navy.

02:14Just like healing her and her puppy.

02:18Nothing really could have prepared me for her biggest challenge.

02:21Just like healing her and her puppy.

02:25Nothing really could have prepared me for her biggest milestone.

02:28When I came home, she greeted me and she didn't run away.

02:35Foster feeling Noah was probably the best decision I've ever made.

02:45Saving her has been a fulfilling experience and it makes me happy to know she'll now have a lifetime of joy.

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