011 | Ruff Around the Edges with Nicole den Broeder & Haley, Living Next Door to the Dog Who Attacked Your Spanish Rescue
Imagine falling in love with a rescue dog from Spain, who started life by the side of a road, and then spent some days in the vet clinic fighting for her life.
You decide to help find her a home by spreading her picture online. You then figure, why not foster her? And finally she just becomes yours, but not without overcoming many difficulties.
That’s what happened to poor Haley, and seems to be a contributing factor to her increased reactivity.
Nicole tells us about her journey, the dog training rabbit hole she went down (like most of us do), about deciding to get a 3rd dog even after all she had been through with Haley, oh and about the book she wrote detailing that journey.
And last but not least we talk about the search for that highest of high value treats. We promised you the recipe in the show notes, so here it is:
Haley’s favorite treats:
- 1/4 cup flour
- 4 eggs
- 2 cans of sardines in water (120grams or 4.25oz per can)
- Tablespoon peanutbutter (take care there is no artificial sweetener in it)
- (If you like you could add a little cheese as extra)
Mix everything in a blender and divide over a silicone mat
(just search Amazon for “silicone baking mat dog treats”
The batter will be the consistency of pancake-batter (think European, more crepe than American pancake) and is enough to fill 2 mats.
Bake for about 25minutes at 200 C / 390 F
The cookies will be soft and malleable when they’re done.
Reactive Rescue – Understanding the misunderstood
Haley’s book, or should we say Nicole’s book:
On Amazon.com (also in Kindle-version): Reactive Rescue Understanding the Misunderstood
On Amazon.co.uk (also in Kindle-version): Reactive Rescue Understanding the Misunderstood
On Amazon.de: Reactive Rescue Understanding the Misunderstood
On Amazon.fr: Reactive Rescue Understanding the Misunderstood
On Amazon.nl: Reactive Rescue Understanding the Misunderstood
Nicole, Zoe, Haley and Lacey on Instagram: @gsdlacey
Nicole’s blog: MuddyDogPaws
Nicole makes custom anti-escape dog-harnesses, which you can find here: