So, yesterday we worked really hard, and I feel like he did pretty well. I'm going to post a video from yesterday... but no giving me grief about my fat belly!!!! (ugh... its about the dog, not me... right?) He waited for quite some time, even when I left the room, he was pretty good with his ears and body language.
HA! For some reason the video will not upload... no fat belly for you guys! I'll try again later.
Today however, not such a good day. Walking with Doktor Dog is a nightmare. He slinks when he walks, won't look at me even once... cars freak him out, people freak him out, dogs barking freak him out, fireworks freak him out, I think even Pip freaked him out! I really REALLY don't know what to do about this. I want to take him on a short overnight camping trip this Saturday, but I don't want to make things worse. I put in an email to the vet/behavior specialist, and I'm still waiting to hear back from her on whether or not she thinks I should take him. I do really want to go, but we will have to see.
I'm really trying not to feel discouraged... he really does do well in the house, but outside, not so much. He is just so insecure. I do think that we will probably have to go with some meds for a little while, I hope it is not permanent. I'm really hoping that he does not always look like this when we walk him... this was a hike a couple of months ago, his ears are always so far back, but I just don't have the heart to leave him behind. I don't know when it started being like this, he used to love to walk and hike. ugh. Its amazing how behavior can start to change, and we don't seem to notice.
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