Dog Talk: Yoda goes from being 'pauper' to 'princess'

At first, Yoda looked OK, if a bit rough. — Photos: Anna Chua

Adopting a new dog is always exciting but for pets, it's a rollercoaster. Like human children, pets become nervous when moved into new environments. It's new smells, new routines and new people.

Pets who have grown up in a home and then dumped in a shelter are particularly shell-shocked. They are often terrified of being packed into a busy shelter and then they can't believe it when they are back in a nice home, even if it is with new, kind people.