Rescue dog was so anxious around anyone but Mom... until a tiny piglet started curling up in his bed ❤️
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00:00 (dog barking)
00:02 When I have to go outside, he completely panics.
00:06 He starts screaming.
00:07 (dog barking)
00:10 I can't take a shower without him right outside.
00:16 I'll be back, Neil, don't worry.
00:17 He really just does not like being separated from me.
00:20 He was abandoned and that really did a lot of damage for him.
00:28 Neil is also very uncomfortable around other animals.
00:31 Something he does is he eats grass obsessively.
00:34 He won't make eye contact.
00:37 It completely tears my heart apart
00:40 because we really have not been able
00:42 to find anything that helps.
00:44 Things began to drastically change once we rescued Augie.
00:50 When we rescued Augie, she was so sick
00:52 and needed to be nursed back to health in our house.
00:57 And one day, we just started noticing
01:00 that Neil was moving closer and closer to Augie.
01:04 You hanging out with Augie?
01:08 As time went on, he would spend more and more time with her
01:11 until finally we realized that we could trust him.
01:14 I started to notice that when I would run an errand
01:17 and I would check the cameras, Neil would be on the couch
01:20 and Augie would be in Neil's dog bed.
01:22 Now I can leave knowing that he isn't alone
01:26 and he's no longer feeling those feelings
01:28 because he has Augie by his side at all times.
01:31 When we were introducing Augie to new fruits
01:38 when she was a baby, Neil was always by her side.
01:41 When it's snack time for Augie, it's snack time for Neil.
01:46 They really are two peas in a pod.
01:50 We bought them an enrichment puzzle
01:56 and so every night we load it up with carrots
01:58 and they wait patiently by the counter
02:00 and then they do their puzzle together.
02:02 Oh my God!
02:05 We got them matching stuffed animals
02:08 because Augie is always playing with Neil's toys.
02:11 Come on, Augie.
02:14 Come on, Neil.
02:15 Watching their friendship blossom
02:17 has been absolutely remarkable.
02:19 She really was the missing puzzle piece there
02:26 that helped Neil through his anxiety.
02:28 He has stopped chewing grass
02:34 whenever we're outside and around other animals
02:36 and additionally, we have been able to adopt two kittens.
02:40 He really has learned to accept other animals
02:46 and feel more comfortable around them
02:47 because of Augie's friendship.
02:49 Having her around and the way that he loves her
02:54 eases all of the anxiety and all of the trauma in him
02:59 from being abandoned.
03:00 It's more than we could ever ask for.
03:06 (water dripping)
03:09 (gentle music)
03:12 ♪♪