Little Quecera at the Refugio
Another sweetheart who I fell in love with in September. A modest, gentle creature called Quecera. She was one of the dogs who ran around loose in the area near the office. She hung back, didn't push forward when treats were being offered - you had to make sure you singled her out to ensure she got her proper share.
I always love the quiet, timid ones. I really feel for them; you can see how crushed they are, how their spirits have been beaten down. And all you want to do is cuddle them, give them hope, show them they are loved. It will take a while because Quecera was no longer wanted. She spent four long years dumped in a dog centre from when she was a small puppy. She got little exercise and put on weight. She didn't get much attention and not much love. She was lost. Luckily that began to change when she came to us. Little by little she began to grow in confidence.
When I met her she was still uncertain but when I spoke to her gently, showed her affection, cuddled and stroked her she would respond so gratefully. I couldn't but fall in love with her and want to make her happy. Fabienne tells her story in her diary. Of how she found Quecera sitting at the back of her cage, her spirit broken. And how she was absolutely determined to show Quecera how very precious she is. And to find this gentle, deserving dog a happy, loving, forever home. And now that's happened.
This is what her adoptive family have to say :-
She is doing very well. She is still easily scared but it's going a bit better. She loves to go for walks and is very kind to other small dogs. She is scared of large dogs. The small dogs are not always friendly to her, but she accepts that. Our Jorg loves her a lot, since the first day, he has also made the photos.
Kind regards
Liesbeth Dressen - Tania Reynders and the boys.
Happy with her bone
Home at last.
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