The Incredible Kratu Story Review
Incredible Kratu is the true inspirational story of an unlikely pair, an autistic woman with ADHD and a dog born to guard. She rescued him at a few weeks old and Kratu rescued her back by helping her to heal and becoming her best friend allowing much needed change to happen.
Tess Eagle Swan's Life Before Kratu
Tess Eagle Swan had run away from home aged sixteen and, by her late twenties, had already survived violence and drug addiction. Her life had been traumatic and troubled. Tess was diagnosed at 54 with Autism, a welcome relief having given and lost so much of herself in her undiagnosed former life through drugs, violence and abuse of many kinds. Finally she understood herself. She was different and it was okay. She hadn’t understood people. That had nearly cost her, her life on several occasions.
Meeting Kratu
Falling into dog rescue and rescuing several dogs with a friend in Romania led to a little scruffy grey puppy being rescued from a dangerous camp in Translyvania.
His name was Kratu.
Their lives changed forever that day.
Kratu Goes Viral
She had no idea how much caring for Kratu would transform her life. The more she learned how to look after him, the more he gave her back. She learned to accept herself. Scars of the past were fading. Together their bond deepened and grew.
They became inseparable. They worked hard training. Not without its challenges as Kratu had his own thoughts on how things should be done. His inspired freestyle agility run brought him worldwide fame after appearing at Crufts for Wood Green animals charity rescue dog team.
He went viral; he was the peoples’ champion of Crufts. He was seen many millions of times and then Ozzyman reviews posted him and he was “Kratu, the goodest boy ever” and even more millions of views.
Tess found herself with Kratu for the first time in her life, someone who understood her. He didn’t judge her and accepted her diversity with unconditional love.
Animal Human Bond
Kratu and her, learning together, connecting and developing this intense animal human bond – he took her on adventures that brought her the missing self confidence and self esteem that she had battled with her whole life. He became her teacher, guide and mentor. It is a story about conflict and trauma, injury and recovery, psychological wounds and spiritual restoration. But far more than that, it is a story about the love between a woman and dog, and how, together, they healed each other’s souls, found strength in each other, overcame fears and challenges against all odds. It inspires, it’s the refusal to accept limits—on love, ability, or hope against overwhelming odds. It goes from happy, funny and moving, to sadness and pain. A deeply moving, true life portrait of a unique inspirational remarkable dog and his relationship with his autistic adopter Tess.