REHOME: Brynoer Lass

Brynoer Lass came to me from Wales, in June 2025. She has an exquisite working dog pedigree and a sweet, gentle temperament.

The trip over from Wales stressed a dog with easily-damaged sensibilities. At 11 months, she was uprooted from all she knew and was instinctively frightened of everything strange. Dogs and pups do not have trouble with the journey, in my experience. Lass is the unfortunate exception.

I cannot know how/who Lass was before she arrived.

When I unloaded Lass from her crate on the farm, she backed away, in fear. Before I could get a leash on her, she decided that freedom felt safer than a strange human like the ones who had been banging her around in crates for the last 12 hours. She stayed away for 6 days and 7 nights before hunger got the better of her and she entered the coyote trap I set for her. Since then, Lass has been fenced, on leash/line or in her kennel. She will bolt at the first opportunity.

In retrospect, I would / should have leashed Lass immediately, but never having encountered this kind of fear, I was unprepared for it. Dogs and pups are usually delighted to meet their new human on the other side.

There is no way of knowing how a week on the lam impacted Lass. She was always around the barn and house during her time away, interacting with the other dogs, but bolting when a human (nearly always me) came into view.

My observation with these kinds of fears is that they are present before the stress, and they may or may not have been fully recognized in their previous situation. People have a way of not seeing or dismissing what they would rather not see. I do not believe the journey is the cause of the fears. Lass was vulnerable to being taken outside of her comfort zone, completely. She could not respond the way other dogs do.

Dogs like Lass do okay inside their bubble: people and environments known to them (over time). They form trust that allows them to operate normally inside their bubble. However, they are susceptible to fear responses or freezing up outside of the bubble. The good news is that over time, with focus and support, the boundaries of the bubble can be expanded and the freaking out managed.

Lass needs a new situation, where she can start again, supported and sheltered as she finds her new trust bubble. The situation here on the farm is irreparable for Lass. It probably ended with the week in the wilds. There were severe thunderstorms and scary things of all kinds for a sedative dog. My experience is that the right new situation does offer an important fresh start. How big and complete the trust bubble will ultimately become for Lass cannot be known up front. It depends on the nature of her fears, the new situation, the new humans.

I am offering Lass, a beautiful, young 12-month-old female without charge to the right situation, so that she has a chance at a good life.

I will be looking for:

• Experience with rescues
• Fenced yard
• Commitment to and bandwidth for working with Lass
• Love and compassion for dogs

Lass will be transferred with her ISDS registration held back.

Those interested in learning more about Lass should contact me.