Well, it seems that maybe the problem in this situation is, well, me... Doktor Dog is doing fine, its me who is having the freak out! I've been moving very slowly, and he is ready to move on, I'm pretty sure. So, tonight we are going to start the actual work... I was kind of thinking that I should have his ears forward and his confidence up before I started working on the behavior modification, but that is not the case. Tonight is a late night for me at work, but we can do it for a bit in the front yard. I think that the only way for us to be successful is for me to stop putting so much pressure on "perfect" ears and "perfect" relaxed face, and just start to acknowledge that he is making progress, and that is a good thing.I did get a pharmone collar for him, but I'm not sure if it is really doing anything... don't really think its hurting, but I'm not sure its an amazing thing either. I may try the plug in's as well, but we shall see. In general, I think that best thing for him is going to be time dedication, both of which I have in abundance... well, maybe not the time thing, he will have to work around my schedule... ;-)
I will try and post a video of tonight's adventure, if the lighting is ok, then I'm sure it will work out, otherwise I will have to wait until it is light outside.
Damn, the video did not show up. ugh.
ReplyDeleteHe's getting it.. it's only been a few days of the new routine, after all. :-)
ReplyDeleteI'll take a look at what's wrong with the video tonight when you get home. We can edit the post so it shows up properly.
ReplyDeleteAlso, it looks as though we won't be able to get good lighting when we work with him tonight (it's already dark out). I can try the light on my camera, but with the rain right now, it might be better to focus solely on Dok.