I’m so excited! Rose and I took her to her first day of training and she did great! She loved playing with all the other dogs there. We’ve borrowed a longer lead and a front leading harness for her and she’s taken to them really well! I tried a face harness (the ‘gentle leader’ type) for her a while ago but she hated it and used to throw herself into a frantic frenzy trying to get it off her face. With the body harness, she’s been absolutely fine! I get her to sit, give her a treat, clip it on, and off she goes. Wow. This morning we did an entire walk around the block and park with NO PULLING on the lead!! Between weeks of training and the new harness, it’s like she’s a new dog. I am so thrilled. 🙂 She’s going so well.
Here she is in her bedroom, where she now sleep every night, with her favourite red toy and a kong:
I have also finally sorted out the kong! Instead of needing to find it every morning to stuff and freeze for that night, I have a variety of dog treats that I’ve frozen in spare ice cube trays and boxed in the freezer. These ice cubes are the perfect size to wedge into a standard kong! So I can slip a little meat or sausage into the base, and then wedge say a cube of yogurt, or tuna, or baked beans on top of it for her to lick. They are quick and easy and she loves them. 🙂
She has not destroyed anything in the house for a month, I can leave shoes on the floor now comfortably. She’s so much happier and more settled. With the exception of the occasional day where it all feels overwhelming, so am I.
Happy birthday Zoe 🙂
Sarah K Reece 