Dog combats her fear of going for walks

[Still Waters]

A dog that piled on the pounds when a fear of open spaces left her unable to go for walks has lost half her weight after undergoing counselling.

Border Collie-cross Lucy ballooned to 5st 3lbs when her 'nervous character' prevented her from going outside for exercise.

But the three-year-old has now slimmed to just 2st 9lbs after completing a training programme that tackled her 'behavioural problems'.

http://www.dailymail...oing-walks.html

[Keel M.]

Bet her first owners are the source of that fear.

[schizoidwoman]

Bless her, she looks so happy running around!

[Ashotep]

We had a dog when I was a kid that was deathly afraid of lightning and thunder. We were her only owners and have no idea why she was like this. We would let a full grown German Shepard, that was usually a outside dog, in the house. She would sit on your lap, give you a frightened look and lick your face and whine.