Lady and the Maintenance Crew

There’s always work to be done at the sanctuary and, at the moment, some of our staff have been working on cleaning and repainting the bars in the female Asian barn, which can be rather noisy at times. Lady has been keeping closer to the barn lately and she seemed remarkably comfortable with our maintenance crew being around – which is interesting because she’s always been more sensitive to males and male voices than to females, especially those she doesn’t recognize.

Even though there were some unfamiliar faces and sounds around, Lady still readily came into the barn for her foot treatments. Scott, taking into account that she might not want to walk in due to the new voices, was originally going to work on her feet outside; however, Lady walked right into the first chute on her own. The workers were a couple of stalls away from her and using loud machinery, but Lady seemed unfazed. She would occasionally stop and look at them for a second, but never showed any signs of stress or gave an indication that she wanted to leave. While we don’t know how Lady would respond to other men, this was a positive development over how she’s reacted to strangers in the past.

Photo of Lady

Comments(13)

Julie says
September 21, 2023 at 2:20 pm
From years of patient and loving care comes trust and confidence. Those things are so important to her serenity, and I’m just thrilled at this report. Thank you for sharing!
John says
September 21, 2023 at 2:43 pm
Yes, agree with what Julie posted. Amazing transformations take place here. Thank you for the descriptive anecdotes.
Melinda says
September 21, 2023 at 2:45 pm
Our Ladybug is such a brave girl! She’s also completely adorable!
Barb says
September 21, 2023 at 6:35 pm
Oh, she is such a brave girl! That was a big step for her in a positive way. Bravo, Lady!
Zoi says
September 21, 2023 at 6:52 pm
So happy to read about Lady and her amazing transformation as earlier this morning I was remembering that beautiful video about Lady and her mama. I have to see it again, later on.
Lynne Russert says
September 21, 2023 at 7:22 pm
What a big brave girl!!🥰
Carey says
September 21, 2023 at 7:51 pm
Such a change, so glad she is losing her fear at last, and feels safe in her sanctuary, you have all clearly been doing the right thing.
Terry says
September 21, 2023 at 10:17 pm
Such a brave and bold young Lady!!!!
Maureen says
September 21, 2023 at 10:39 pm
Lady Bug knows she is safe!!! So happy for our little Lady. She knows she can venture forth and try new things. She has always been brave, now she has confidence!
Diane Tomlinson says
September 22, 2023 at 12:59 am
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  September 22, 2023 at 10:15 am
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Sheila says
September 22, 2023 at 1:06 am
Oh sweet lil Lady, u r a Nosey. Sweetheart. Just wanted to see who was making all the Noise and u knew ur Fav man SCOTT was with u so he’d keep u safe. 🤩 very brave Mz Lady!! That’s awesome. U paid the noise makers a barn visit💗🐘
Eileen says
September 22, 2023 at 11:33 pm
That’s my girl! Go, Lady!! ♥

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