A little girl who had a crippling fear of dogs has overcome her phobia after being hypnotised, and now, she has a puppy of her own. Rebekah Kirby, 11, was so afraid of dogs she refused to leave the house in case she saw one. She developed the phobia after she was chased down the street by a neighbour’s poodle when she was three. Rebekah Kirby had a severe phobia of dogs but was cured by hypnotherapy and now has her own puppy, Vinnie The schoolgirl from Hull was so scared the would physically shake and cry if she saw a dog - and was so terrified her mother, Louise, was forced to cancel trips to the beach and family camping holidays in case they came into contact with a pooch.
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Rebekah Kirby developed the phobia after being chased down a street by one when she was three - it was so bad she wouldn't leave the house
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Parents had to cancel holidays and family trips to beach in case they came into contact with a dog - Rebekah would shake and cry if she saw one
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Her younger brother, William, was desperate for a puppy so the family realised something needed to be done about Rebekah's phobia
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She had a few sessions of hypnotherapy and is now besotted with her puppy
Mrs Kirby, 38, was desperate to let her daughter live a normal life - and resorted to having @placeholder hypnotised to help her overcome her fear.