The longest staying resident at RSPCA Isle of Wight’s rehoming centre has left to start a new life in a loving home this Valentine’s Day.
Ojo was brought to the UK from Thailand when he was just a puppy, and he didn’t adjust well to his new life in suburbia. At 18 months of age, he ended up in RSPCA Isle of Wight’s care when his previous owner was no longer able to manage his additional behavioural needs.
In March 2021, the charity then started the long journey to provide the support and treatment he needed to build confidence with humans and other animals and a range of everyday experiences which other dogs take in their stride.
He spent a total of 325 days in the animal charity’s care, receiving behavioural therapy from the charity’s specialist team.
Suzanne Pugh, RSPCA Isle of Wight Branch Manager said:
“We are so pleased that the right home has been found for Ojo. I am so proud of our animal care staff who have gently nurtured Ojo’s emotional health and given him the confidence to enjoy life once more.
“Ojo’s journey has been a long and challenging one with intensive support and medical care required to introduce him to everyday situations, sounds, smells and vehicles – everything was very scary for him. Over time Ojo was even buddied up with a canine ‘therapy’ dog to help him learn new skills from a confident canine companion. This kind of work is only made possible thanks to the generosity of our donors and the volunteers who give up their time to help at the centre or in our shops helping raise vital funds.
“We wish Ojo all the best in his new home.”
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Good stuff but it perplexes me with this ridiculous tendency for increasing numbers of folk to bring in the worlds abandoned animals given there will be enough future fall-outs from our own shores of idiotic lockdown acquired animals,inevitably discarded through short sited,emotional based misjudgements,which will doubtless be clogging up our own shelters for some time into the future, l’d hazard a guess.
I agree. It is such a shame and it’s heartbreaking to see all the dogs around the world living in such poor conditions but the UK and other countries around the world are bringing these dogs in, in their thousands.
Many have been adopted on the island and they just keep arriving.
Well said Cambridge don
Hope you have the loving, caring life you deserve Ojo. Well done to the family who has adopted him. Glad he received the training and therapy he obviously needed to allow him to adjust to life off the streets of Thailand.