you cheeky sod! you're not supposed to agree!
Scooby is an absolute star, that goes without saying after what he has been through. As for it not really being you, well...
How many other people do you know that would spend night after night gaining a dogs trust the way you have. You have a friend in Scooby for life!
And yes sorry I forgot to mention all the others that were out today!! Sorry peeps! I am still trying to get my head round the fact I walked this guy and only a short while ago I was terrified to go near him!

More praise for Scooby's progress....when I arrived at the farm on Saturday I met him and Steve and Scooby sniffed me and even let me tickle the top of his head....brilliant!!!!!!!!!!
You can see the joy in his eyes now xxxx

Fantastic.......brill work Shak!

After another 12 hours of sheer sh*t at work, what do I have to look forward to.....

Walking Scooby! What happens, BIG Stephen pinches him. Ha Ha.

Seriously another massive night in Scooby's rehab. I get him out of the kennel, and then pass him straight to BIG S to walk, whilst I get our other Retired dog Harlie out for a walk. What follows is almost surreal, as me and Harlie run ahead, and Scooby drags BIG S along to catch up. Highlight is when we reach the long grass at the estuary, and Scooby and Harlie go nuts in it, jumping around. Can you believe that Scooby actually wants Harlie to play???

We stop by the little beach we always stop at, and BIG Stephen confesses how much Scooby has made HIS night by letting him walk him! I think that says it all. Gregg, Tanja and BIG S have now all fallen in love with my boy, and more importantly walked him. I am proud of each and everyone of us, but as I said in a previous post, Scooby is the real star.

A first for me tonight - a walk with Scooby.

I have seen how much he has changed in his kennel and on his walks with Stephen, but to walk him myself was brilliant.  He was so relaxed and obviously enjoying every second of his walk.  Running along the path by the river with him, he was just bouncing along in the grass, then asking Harlie to play!!  Nothing bothered him at all tonight, he was just out having fun.

My next challenge will be on on Wednesday, when I'm the one to get him out of his kennel to walk him - after that you'll have to find someone else to walk Stephen!

He must have missed out on so much in his life - but he's making up for it now

this bg fella should defenatly be a mascot for shak up there with shak him self representing all those dogs being help buy you guys as scooby is one of the hardest cases you have had it must say somthing.

He really is an example of how much can be done with time, patience and confidence and is showing us all why he deserves this chance.

I'm already looking forward to my next walk with him

Another truly amazing night for Scooby. For everyone who has met him, I think the fact he was in desperate need to be groomed was clear for all to see. He has clumps of mess stuck so deep in his fur, and he is quite badly matted around teh backend.

Well, everything with him is little steps, but tonight I brushed him for the first time. Its something I have been building up to, and I was really surprised to see that he loved it. I brushed him all over, and he wasn't phased in the slightest. We even had a proper cheek to cheek cuddle as we watched the seagulls. On returning to the farm, he was excited to see Neil and Terry, and gave them both a little hug too. I watch him at times and just really can't believe it.

Truly amazing, gob smacked is the words we use down here lol

i for once is absolutly speachless i new it would happen but didn think it would take a short space of time to achieve it.

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