agitated

Why would a dog become frantic when two people stand close together or hug?

Connor’s is a story in two parts. This first story is about Connor and his frantic agitation when two people get too close to each other.

He came to them a year ago, probably only weeks away from death. The dog, scarred with broken teeth, scared and skinny, had stopped eating. He had been in the kennels for two years and seemed to have lost the will to live.

From the moment the couple took him in, the Staffie Greyhound mix, now five, surrounded by patient love began to blossom.

Too close to each other or hugging.

From the start Connor became agitated when either the man moved too close to the lady, or when the lady approached the man. (more…)