A comforting video of a chihuahua refusing to return to his shelter kennel caught the attention of viewers on the internet, accumulating more than 155,000 views on Tiktok.
The clip, shared by @kellypetspets, presents Celeste, 5, affectionately clinging to a member of the staff of the Humane Society of North Texas. The dog is clearly reluctant to let go because it is slowly put back in its enclosure.
Nowsweek spoke to one of the trainers of the behavior of the refuge, Kelly Rybarczyk, about Celeste, who was one of the 37 dogs saved from a hoarding situation.
Rybarczyk said: “Like all dogs in this group, Celeste was afraid and closed when she arrived at the refuge. She spent a lot of time shaking in her kennel. If you try to touch or look for her, she would grow and offer to bite.
Two screenshots of the viral video showing this huddling the worker of the refuge.
Tiktok / @ kellypetspets
“Because Celeste lived wild, the behavior team spent months gaining confidence and teaching him that human interaction is a positive experience,” said Rybarczyk.
“Finally, Celeste came to welcome us to the door of the chenil and jumping into our arms when taking her outside to play. She showed an incredible resilience and ability to adapt. Now, everything that wants to be that is being held by people she loves and trusts.”
Last week, Celeste was adopted and is doing well in his new house, leaving her brother behind.
What is animal hobby?
The animal defense funds on animals claims that there are probably at least 250,000 victims of hoarding animals each year across the country.
Nowsweek Contacted Professor Nick Neave, who is the director of the hobby research group at Northumbria University in England.
He said that the hoarding of objects is often an adaptation mechanism anchored in the trauma and neglect of childhood, affecting the way in which individuals build relationships. People can develop deep emotional attachments to articles, either because they remind them of loved ones, or because they serve as substitutes for people they have learned to be wary.
Neave said: “The hoarding of animals seems to be very similar and makes more sense because we all attach ourselves to animals (for example, pets), but what is strange is that, while people who bring animals say that they deeply like their animals, they do not care very well of them.
“A problem is that animal hostels do not engage at all with the researchers and that their overview of their behavior is therefore lacking – it is also the case that there seems to be more than one ” type ” of animal thesaurifier each with slightly different characteristics. These behaviors are rare, but are often hidden and cause enormous problems for local authorities.”
Rybarczyk said: “In this case, which probably started as two chihuahuas quickly climbed to almost 40 years, and the owners could no longer provide care or socialization to these puppies. This is where our shelter was able to intervene and relieve owners, assistance for chihuahuas and end the reproductive cycle.”
Rybarczyk described the house as “in poor condition with centimeters of urine and excrement covering each surface”.
“The chihuahuas lived like a wild bag that could enter and leave the house because the front door had been broken. All the dogs were in poor condition due to the lack of access to many food and clean water. They were also infested with many parasites, internal and external.
Tiktok reacts
“I would like to be able to take it, so precious,” said a user.
“I could never do this work BC [because] I would simply give in to each animal, “added another, and Rybarczyk replied:” We have to let them go for room for the next pet that needs help. Those who cannot let go also become holes who need help. “”