Lisa, Sophia & Isabella

 

What can I say, meeting Tasha Deme has changed my life.

 

In 2012, I  introduced a new Yorkie (Isabella) to my family & from day one I was starting to cause problems between my dogs.  My Sophia (3 year old Yorkie at the time), was already spoiled beyond belief, she was allowed to sleep in bed, cuddle on the couch & be right beside me every moment.  She even would accompany me to the bathroom “ just to make sure everything was ok”.  Now, I was allowing Isabella to do the same.

 

At first I thought it was cute to see Sophia put Isabella in her place and hold her down, I thought she was teaching Isabella to behave.  What I did not realize, was that I had & was creating a monster.  I already had one very strong headed dominant dog & now Isabella was also wanting to be number 1 too.  The girls started getting very jealous of each other and arguing for my time.  Then as Isabella grew, things started to get worse, around the age of one, the fights started.  I know what you are thinking, they are just little dogs how bad could it be.  We’ll let me tell you, it was horrible.  Isabella has this look of it’s about to go down & Sophia would walk sideways in front of Isabella instigating a fight.  With one look there would be a throw down,

blood & me crying trying to get them to stop & trying to pry them apart,

then a trip to the vet.  As the fights escalated, so did the vet bills. 

 

I had tried putting the girls together, separating them & even started to

rehome Isabella.  One night as I was bawling holding Isabella with her

wounded leg that Sophia bit all the way through her leg (photo attached),

I found Canine Home Schooling & sent Tasha a message to help me.

 

Tasha has not only become a friend of mine through this whole situation,

she has taught me how to be the leader that my dogs desperately were looking for. 

All the issues were ones that I had caused in my dogs.  I have learned to look for triggers, also not to give up & let my dogs walk all over me.  I even go to the bathroom by myself without supervision, haha.  I have learned how the smallest things like a raised tail or a lifted paw, isn’t cute & is defiance.  One thing to remember is Tasha knows what she is doing & if you are willing to follow through with the suggestions you will have success. 

 

We still do have set backs from time to time, but with the tools

that Tasha has taught me they are becoming less & less. 

If you told me 2 years ago that I would have both my two Yorkies

sitting together I would have called you a liar.  (See attached photo)

 

It was Isabella that brought Tasha into my life & I am very fortunate

to have continued to keep both Tasha & Isabella in my life as great friends, 

Thanks Tasha, I could not have done this without you.