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Posted On: September 2nd 2026, 02:33 pm
Let me save you from feeling super rejected and guilty…
I know you want so badly for your beagle to understand they’re safe. You start wondering if you’re somehow making things worse instead of better like you promised them.
A lot of the time, its not even about you or what's happening in the moment... sometimes it's just their brain and nervous system still doing exactly what it think it’s supposed to do: anticipate danger.
They are not necessarily “forgetting” that they are safe. Their brain is still learning that safety can be expected.
When we rehabilitate, we need to give their brain enough safe, predictable experiences that those expectations begin to change. But we also have to give the nervous system enough time to catch up.
Because knowing *logically* something is safe and *subconsciously* expecting safety are not the same thing.
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#rescuebeagle #fosterfail #formerlabbeagle #animaltestingsurvivor #rescuedogtraining
I know you want so badly for your beagle to understand they’re safe. You start wondering if you’re somehow making things worse instead of better like you promised them.
A lot of the time, its not even about you or what's happening in the moment... sometimes it's just their brain and nervous system still doing exactly what it think it’s supposed to do: anticipate danger.
They are not necessarily “forgetting” that they are safe. Their brain is still learning that safety can be expected.
When we rehabilitate, we need to give their brain enough safe, predictable experiences that those expectations begin to change. But we also have to give the nervous system enough time to catch up.
Because knowing *logically* something is safe and *subconsciously* expecting safety are not the same thing.
.
.
.
.
#rescuebeagle #fosterfail #formerlabbeagle #animaltestingsurvivor #rescuedogtraining
Comments (2)
2 months agosecurity_zoe
I love everything you said in this post. Thank you for explaining so clearly! ❤️
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