He’s so scared, he’s trying to make himself invisible (Video)

Most of the dogs at the Fulton County Shelter stare out of their crowded kennels, barking for attention. But one homeless pup, named Iris, is different. She tries to make herself invisible — shoving her nose into the corner as far as it will go. After two years fending for herself on the streets of Georgia, adjusting to life in a noisy shelter has been impossible for Iris. The fearful dog caught the attention of one volunteer, Laurel-Ann Dooley, who made an appeal for the pup on Facebook and hoped for the best. “To say this sweet pup is terrified is more than an understatement,” Dooley wrote on Facebook. “Iris is completely shut down and just pancakes on the floor, pushing her nose as far into the corner as it will go. She lets me pet her but remains cringing against the wall. No treat will tempt her — she is not interested in eating.”

Luckily, her post caught the attention of BarkVille Dog Rescue, who immediately reached out to their network of fosters. But Iris was a difficult case. When Lin Rocke, a former vet tech, saw Iris’ photo, she knew immediately that she could make a difference in the dog’s life. “I turned to my husband and asked him to please let me do this,” said Rocke. “I know how to nurse a terrified, starving, heartworm-positive dog back to health. He agreed because he is wonderful and so supportive of my bleeding heart — and now his office is filled with dog stuff!”Once Iris arrived at Rocke’s house, she again sought safety in the corner of her crate. “She stayed there, not moving, through the night,” Rocke said.

The dog was trying to become invisible

After two days in the dog’s first real home, the corner is still Iris’ safe place. But one small thing has given her foster mom hope: Iris is expanding her horizons when it comes to exactly what corner she likes. “Iris has moved from the corner of the crate to the corner of the twin daybed I have in the room, which is great,” Rocke said. “I can sit next to her on the bed and do my work from my laptop and get her used to me just existing around her.” Iris has a buddy to help show her the ropes — a golden retriever named Letty. Watch the video, it was thanks to Letty that Iris moved from her crate to the bed.

While Iris is still extremely fearful, she is grateful for every bowl of food offered to her. And little by little she is learning the joys of being a dog with a home.

Rocke is confident Iris will get there one day. It will just take one very important thing: “Patience,” Rocke said. “So much patience. Infinite patience for the fact that our entire world is totally alien to her.”

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