dog owner-coded caretaker & rescue dog-coded whumpee:
having to practically force medication down whumpee‘s throat while apologizing
showing patience and understanding when whumpee lashes out in the beginning
frantically googling medical symptoms whenever whumpee shows the smallest signs of distress
using positive reinforcements and practicing being around people again
hearing a sound that might startle whumpee and immediately going to investigate while whumpee stays on the couch, watching
becoming whumpee’s safe place, the one whumpee looks at when unsure about something to gauge caretaker’s reaction
being able to tell when whumpee is in distress without needing to be told, just because their behaviour is slightly off
getting anxious when separated from whumpee for too long, wondering what they are up to
whumpee developing separation anxiety
whumpee‘s triggers becoming caretaker‘s triggers: caretaker hears thunder and is immediately on edge because thunder is now assosciated with the stress of whumpee in distress
alternative versions: feral cat whumpee & zoochosis hamster whumpee & former k9 whumpee














