Introducing....Pandamonium

This is Panda. He is an Australian Cattle Dog (a.k.a. Blue Heeler) who came to me a complete & utter disaster. At 12 weeks old he had never: seen people (except for the "breeder") been inside a house or knew what a leash, collar or car was. 
Because of this, he developed sever fear aggression - the mind set is "if I act mean & scary, then whatever is frightening me will leave me alone!" Kind of like someone going to prison for jaywalking, acting as though they were a complete lunatic to keep the real criminals from giving them any trouble. 
He was like a tiny adorable version of Kujo.
                                                     
Through much hard work & determination  

he is now a canine good citizen :) He  now sees strangers as a source of either cookies or bum scratches (his 2 favorite things) rather than a source of terror. While there are still things that frighten him (fireworks, thunder & toddlers - not to mention the long standing vendetta he has against the vacuum...) he no longer lashes out with violence at these things. 
At each of my places of employment he's been lovingly referred to as the mascot. 

As their name would imply, Heeler's   are herding dogs. Unfortunately, working with livestock falls under       Pan's list of fears so this is not one   of his current jobs. He is beyond happy being a demo dog for all of my  classes, is quite accomplished at        helping me asses clients with dog to   dog aggression & thoroughly enjoys    being an emotional support service    dog for me (full explanation to come later.)

He is more than I could dream of for a companion & I am thankful for every day I have him at my side.