Production crew: Oh, we can’t go in here?
Guardian: No, you might get bitten in here so I don’t let anyone else come in
We go meet the owner of the room that no one can approach…
Production crew: Oh, it’s a Shiba dog?
Guardian: Yes, he’s Bok-ee / Bok-ee?
Guardian: Yes. Bok-ee, bam. Sit.
Unlike what we heard of him, he looks pretty gentle. What could be going south with Bok-ee?
Guardian: He listens well and he’s a good boy, but I can’t put my hands on him. I haven’t been able to bathe him for a few months already.
The scar’s almost gone, but there’s one on my hand. I got this when I was trying to pat him on the back
The foster guardian got a severe wound that needed emergency suturing operations while trying to pat Bok-ee gently
Bok-ee shows his teeth towards the production crew that was wearing protective gear, preparing for the shoot
He starts to bite onto the glove and after he got worked up, he doesn’t seem to calm down
Since when did Bok-ee act like this?
Guardian: This is what the first informant posted on July 2nd. He was passed out, dehydrated
The informant couldn’t look past such Bok-ee who was found passed out on the street, dehydrated, so the informant decided to foster him
Bok-ee’s guardian didn’t appear so she continued to foster him and one day,
Informant: So the food bowl was here and he was tied up here. So, I was holding his food and placed it on the top
I turned back to throw away the old one and pour out the new one, then, he bit me from the back
Her wounds look pretty severe…
Informant: I mean… I wanted to keep him and take care of him, but since he bit, everyone around me said I have to send him away, so I did…
Ugh, it was so sad for me. I cried a lot after sending him. And the current foster guardian came and took him.
Guardian: Since he’s a fella that can get listed on the euthanization list because he shows aggression and has a history of biting people, I just couldn’t look past him
So, I signed the papers and brought him home to save him
The informant decided to foster care Bok-ee who was on the verge of being euthanized due to his aggressiveness
Guardian: At first, I let him alone and didn’t bother. I just fed him food, water, and snacks
I didn’t even try to pet him
Since she heard about his aggressiveness, she tried her best not to provoke Bok-ee as much as possible
and thanks to her efforts, Bok-ee’s snapping became less frequent…
But the problem is, not only to humans does he show his teeth, but to other dogs as well…
As his eyes meet another dog’s he shows his true self
Reportedly, Bok-ee attacks other dogs aggressively when the guardian’s not looking
Guardian: He lies down on his own and these guys are getting stressed out. So, there’s nothing much I can do other than just leave it as is
What can be done to help the situation..? T.T
For the restoration of peace in the house, the Director made a visit!
As soon as Bok-ee meets the Director, he sharpens his edge
and as much as Bok-ee stares at him, the Director stares into Bok-ee
Right when the Director turns his face the other way, Bok-ee springs up as if he’s about to attack him
Lee Chan-Jong, Director: He growled and barked at me and when I turned my eyes one way, he sprang up right away
This fella is a fella that would continuously attack someone if one shows his or her weakness. He’d attack again and again
Guardian: Okay, paw. Sit.
The director observes Bok-ee attentively
Lee Chan-Jong, Director: He’s been somewhat trained by the previous guardian that owned him.
But, the problem is the previous guardian must have tried controlling him with punishment.
Bok-ee flinches every time the Director raises his hand
Lee Chan-Jong, Director: See, he flinches when he thinks he’ll get hit. So, this means in the past he was trembling in fear and
when he recovered confidence and attacked, he was able to do whatever he wanted to do. Fellas with cases like this don’t wish to go back to their past.
So, if anything they try not to give in and have no other options but to attack with everything. The previous guardian made a monster out of this good fella.
Bok-ee flings himself at the Director who approaches him
As the opponent doesn’t seem to step back, Bok-ee isn’t able to suppress his anger
At that moment, while unguarded, the Director succeeded at leashing him
As soon as he’s leashed Bok-ee attacks with more fierce
Lee Chan-Jong, Director: Ah… he’s strong. If someone educated him properly on what’s right and wrong before he turned out like this,
he wouldn’t have come this far. He came too far
Bok-ee’s attack ended only after he drained his energy
We’ll head over to the training center. I think he’ll have to be trained a step at a time
Due to Bok-ee’s aggression that can’t be controlled, decided to transfer him to the training center!
As soon as he sets foot on the training center post-arrival
Bok-ee shows aggressiveness again
Lee Chan-Jong, Director: Usually, dogs are dispirited in a strange place. But, not him.
Director Chan places Bok-ee on a table out of the blue
Chan-Jong: When one’s area of action reduces, aggressiveness lessens. So, it’ll help me to break his stubbornness.
For dogs like Bok-ee that show severe aggression, repeated training with a limited area of action to break the aggression is the first priority.
He seems to be draining out of energy and soon Bok-ee gets on his stomach
Chan-Jong: So when dogs start sitting on their stomach, you can deem their stubbornness has been somewhat broken
Next, the Director tries to muzzle him
He seemed to growl at first, but soon he was successfully muzzled!
This time, the Director tries to pat him, but due to the sudden touch, he seems pretty vexed
he begins to defy right away
The Director repeats submission training to such Bok-ee
As he doesn’t give up and continues to pat him, he begins to accept his touches..!
Lee Chan-Jong, Director: He never experienced patting to be something good for him in his life
He picks up Bok-ee slowly and Bok-ee leans on him gently!
Bok-ee is getting better and better♡
After some time, he decomposes himself and accepts touches and
now Bok-ee even flops and shows his stomach
After a few days of training
the guardian came to visit Bok-ee at the training center
Lee Chan-Jong, Director: Call him
Guardian: Bok-ee. Come here. Bok-ee, come here
Hearing the guardian’s voice, he runs to her
Guardian: You came?
Lee Chan-Jong, Director: Pat him, adore him. Pat him a lot
Production crew: He recognizes her for having taken care of him / He goes right away
The guardian embraced him in her arms
And Bok-ee accepts her touches
Guardian: Oh, Bok-ee. What a good boy. Good boy, Bok-ee
Guardian: He’s brilliant and has a nice personality. I think he just needs someone who can exercise a lot with him. That’ll be fine
He’ll have his blessings. Really.
Hope he forgets the fearful past and has only great things ahead of him…♡