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Niall Harbison@NiallHarbison · May 3, 2025

Today wasn’t easy for Chance. After being stabbed a couple of times and having so much pain that is understandable.…

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A dog named Chance, who was recently stabbed and is recovering at a facility, shows gradual progress in building trust with her caregiver through patience, physical presence, and food motivation over the course of a week. Despite her fear and wariness from trauma, she's making small steps forward with gentle touch and comfort before an upcoming operation.

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  1. #1

    Today wasn’t easy for Chance. After being stabbed a couple of times and having so much pain that is understandable. It’s a week since she came in. Big progress… (1/7) 🧵

  2. #2

    She would prefer to stay in her corner. This is her warning me. Chance isn’t an aggressive dog. She is just very scared and wary. (2/7)

  3. #3

    I came armed with a Rotisserie chicken today and a lot of patience. I spent a few hours just in her presence. Not looking at her. Just laying with her. I wanted to show her there was no pressure. We have all the time in the world (3/7)

  4. #4

    She was very cautious but we had 3 little mini chicken feeding sessions. The fact she is motivated by food is fantastic (4/7)

  5. #5

    I manager to get a little bit of touch in without the towel for protection. It’s not easy for her but I’m trying to do it a little quicker than normal to help the vets with her operation and people caring for her daily (5/7)

  6. #6

    I still have to lift her outside and she doesn’t like it too far from her container and the sage spot. You can probably see she is small here. Everything is scary for Chance but I’m so proud of her today. Big steps (6/7)

  7. #7

    Every day is a little win. I don’t expect it will all be easy and the big operation and pain may set us back on Monday. I sat with her at sunset for an hour In her spot and just talked to her. I told Chance everything is going to be just OK 🥰🙏 (7/7)

  8. #8

    Just 3 days until my book about rescuing dogs is out. Lots of uplifting stories… A pre order helps so much… lnk.to/TinaTheDogWhoC…