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Watch her get chunkier and get used to the vacuum (and a bubble machine). We talked to Emily about helping Star overcome her fears one by one until she wasn't scared anymore, and how she's still looking for the perfect family!

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00:00She was brought into the shelter by someone that witnessed her being attempted to be dumped over a bridge.
00:07Are you searching all around the kitchen for some food?
00:11You could see pretty much every bone in her body.
00:14She was extremely underweight and emaciated and probably had been for a long time.
00:19She was definitely one of the most shocking dogs that I've ever seen.
00:30She just had a really gentle spirit about her that you could tell.
00:34I'm just really thankful to have a fresh start.
00:41It was very apparent that she wasn't used to a lot of the sounds and noises and sights within a
00:47house.
00:48I'm kind of under the impression that she may have never lived in a home before.
00:52Noises like the microwave.
00:55Is that cool?
00:56Or the sound of the poop station lid really scared her the first time that she heard that.
01:03So we did a lot of very patient practice and training and exposure with her.
01:18Within a few weeks, she no longer reacted to any of those sounds.
01:23The vacuum included.
01:24The vacuum really scared her.
01:28The change with her physical appearance happened fairly quickly.
01:33Did you eat the last seven strawberries when I was in the bathroom?
01:38Now we're at about the two-month mark and she looks at her ideal weight and very healthy now.
01:45The ideal family for Star, she might do best as the only pet.
01:50However, we do think with continued training and exposure that she could eventually have dog friends.
01:56Wherever she goes, we just want them to provide her a landing pad full of patience and just time to
02:02process the world.
02:04Trying to be sneaky.
02:05I see you.
02:07I see you.
02:14Maybe just give it to her.
02:15Maybe just give it to her.
02:15You
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