Gus: Hi! This is Gus. Generally know as "the bestest doggie in the world" but as of late as "diabetic doggie". Gus was recently diagnosed with diabetes. At about the same time this wonderful eight year old chow/shepherd mix started getting very unhappy when he was left at the house - inside or out. He dug under the fence and out a hole we couldn't imagine him fitting through. He broke shingles off the garage when he was trying to climb over the fence. Yes, all eighty pounds of him. (We wish we could have seen it happen, instead of just seeing the after effects.) And he broke through the chain link with his teeth. Ouch!

Prior to this damage, he had done damage inside the house. Chewing through door jams, etc. But his Dad and I couldn't understand why all of a sudden he started having anxiety attacks when he had been so good for so long. The worst he had done in the recent past was to carry shampoo bottles, and shower brushes out of the bathtub and into our bedrooms when we left the house. So after a fairly large dollar amount of damage his Dad started getting really angry. I, being the weird one, decided to find an animal communicator. It was the best thing that could happen. After two pre-hurricane cancellations, and a very unhappy Gus episode, Chris made the trip to our house to meet Gus. He liked her from the start. And when she talked to him, he would lie on his back and did the happy Gus roll.

Chris found out that Gus was acting out because he was afraid he was going to die alone. We talked with our neighbor who will and does check on Gus during the day. We also started telling him where we were going when we left the house and when we would return. And Chris told us that the only time Gus would hesitate to go outside when we left for work in the morning would be if it was going to storm. Gus does NOT like barometric pressure changes. Since then we have only had trouble once and that was our fault. We left the house in a rush, and Gus didn't understand. And every morning when I get ready to leave for work, Gus walks right outside and lies on the porch. It's amazing.

And Chris also gave us the name of a very good vet who is working with us to keep Gus as well as we can for as long as we can. Gus and his Dad were a team before I came on the scene. It was heart wrenching to see his Dad upset and to see Gus upset without knowing how to find out why. Chris helped with that. Gus seems so much happier it is amazing. I tell everyone I know what happened. Even his Dad the skeptic had a surprise. While Chris and Gus were talking, Gus said his Dad looked better without the beard. Chris hadn't even met Gus' Dad. She certainly didn't know the beard was only about 18 months old. His Dad didn't cut off the beard, but he did trim it up a bit. I have Gus to thank for that. I can't thank Chris enough for getting back the "bestest doggie in the whole world."

Sincerely,
Gus' mom, Heidi Grass