00:00She's showing her teeth, just get Kobe.
00:02She's so nervous.
00:04It's okay Zippy, they won't hurt you.
00:07Too much, too much, bring Moki back.
00:10So we've just arrived home with Zippy.
00:12She's done a three day journey all the way from the Ukraine to here in the UK.
00:16Both our dogs, Kobe and Moki, are currently out.
00:19So that Zippy has some time to sniff around and get used to her surroundings.
00:22And then she'll meet the dogs individually first, then both dogs at the same time.
00:27We've never had a rescue as sketchy as Zippy.
00:29She's clearly really been through it.
00:33Good God.
00:35Well done Zix.
00:37Well done Zippy.
00:40I'm going to let the video play out here so that you can see how she really was when we
00:44first took her home.
00:48Just like scary.
00:49Wanna go inside the house?
01:12We've never had a rescue as nervous as her.
01:15She didn't trust us one bit.
01:17We made sure to keep our distance from her and let her approach us when she was ready.
01:25Nearly Zippy.
01:27But she did stop following Ella a bit, which was good.
01:30Apart from when we were in the car, we've barely even touched Zippy since we've been home.
01:35Yep, she's following you.
01:42Oh, she's coming, JJ.
01:44Aww.
01:46Any time we moved, it scared her.
01:48But really randomly, she gave us a little glimpse into why she's called Zippy.
02:03She had been in the garden for about 20 minutes and we really needed to progress her into the house
02:09without forcing her.
02:10Remember that Kobe and Moki are currently out, so we somehow had to get Zippy to explore a little bit
02:16more.
02:17It's alright, she needs to learn to be able to go anywhere anyway, except her.
02:22Hello.
02:25In your own time, Zips.
02:27Hello.
02:28Oh, well done.
02:30Hello.
02:31It's alright.
02:32I'm not going to force you to do anything.
02:35Goodbye.
02:38That was nice.
02:39So I'm not sure.
02:41Hmm.
02:42I don't want to make her nervous with this.
02:45Yeah.
02:45She's probably not used to it.
02:47Well done, you can do it.
02:50Hello.
02:53She went for a drink, which was good, and then she was brave enough to come inside.
02:57How do you say come in Ukrainian?
02:59Oh, look.
03:01Well done.
03:03Good job, Zippy.
03:05You can still go out.
03:06I wonder if she will try.
03:07Yeah, I think she will.
03:09We didn't want her to feel trapped, so she could still go out if she wanted to.
03:14She's having a good sniff.
03:15And a kiss.
03:23She's not going to tell.
03:24She likes it.
03:25She definitely likes women more.
03:26I don't think so.
03:27I think it's just that I held her.
03:29She definitely seemed more comfortable around Ella.
03:32It may be to do with what's happened to this poor dog, which we'll get onto in a bit.
03:37We were avoiding any eye contact and trying to come across as non-threatening as possible.
03:41We just wanted her to get used to our smell.
03:45It's very hot.
03:46She's not even looking.
03:47Oh, she's coming over.
03:49She's smelling her back.
03:51I can feel you now.
03:52She's not over.
03:53She's coming back.
03:53She's trying to figure out how to get outside.
03:56She sniffed in there and was like, nah, it's not my thing.
03:58We did manage to get her into the house.
04:00Zippy is so nervous and unsure.
04:03She hadn't even explored everything yet.
04:05We felt really uncomfortable introducing her to the dogs just yet.
04:09Now she's in the house.
04:10At least she can pick up on all their smells.
04:12She's probably thinking I can smell a dog.
04:15I can't see a dog.
04:17She's finally about to meet Kobe, but I need to first tell you why she's so scared of everything.
04:23Zippy's journey started in a busy railway station where she was abandoned as a small pup.
04:28For three long days, she roamed around in the crowded platform, a tiny and stressed baby lost among all the
04:35human giants.
04:36Her sad situation was shared on social media until a kind rescuer stepped in.
04:41Zippy was saved just in time, but clearly a lot of damage had already been done.
04:46She's super cautious if you walk anywhere near her and clearly has a hard time trusting people again.
04:52Let's see if she can show a bit more confidence when she meets Kobe.
05:13Good boy.
05:16Leave her.
05:17Good boy.
05:19Good girl.
05:21It's okay.
05:21She's scared.
05:22Good girl.
05:23Why not?
05:24The little tail wags broke my heart.
05:27She was clearly feeling really overwhelmed, so we took Kobe away from her to give her some space.
05:32Come on, Kobe.
05:33Good boy.
05:34It seems like she calmed down a bit, so it's time to try again.
05:44Kobe was a lot more chilled out now and knew to give her her space.
05:48Zippy also looked a lot more relaxed, which is good.
05:51They're kind of just ignoring each other at the moment, but when all the dogs meet together, they start to
05:56engage more.
06:02And now it's time for Moki to meet Zippy.
06:05Things couldn't have gotten off to a worse start with these two.
06:12Moki was just way too excited, so we took her off to the side to watch Zippy and take a
06:18minute to just breathe.
06:19Zippy was actually happy to have some neck scratches, which was nice.
06:23We walked Moki around a bit to shake off any anxiety, and we trust Moki, so we let go of
06:29her to say hello, and she just left.
06:35She was really thirsty, bless her, but she came back to try and win Zippy over.
06:43Sometimes you've got to let her just calm down.
06:46That's good.
06:47Yeah.
06:49Well done, Moki.
06:50Well done, Moki.
06:51And finally, it's time for both the dogs to meet Zippy together.
07:00Good boy.
07:03Good girl, Moki.
07:04That's really good.
07:06Well done, Mokes.
07:07Nicely now.
07:10To be fair, she doesn't seem bothered.
07:14Well done, Kobe.
07:16Good job.
07:17Good boy.
07:19Well done, you Mokes.
07:20Good job.
07:22So, I wouldn't exactly say they're best friends now, but Kobe and Moki learned that they need to be a
07:27lot more gentle with this one.
07:29It's going to be a bit of a journey to help Zippy come out her shell, but I'm sure we'll
07:33get there.
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