Yesterday, Sweets surely earned her kibble! What a long day it was. Playing with Lib and Stelley in the morning, meeting Miss Boo through a fence to practice her self control around dogs...(especially dogs behind fences). Ok, she did have a nice long afternoon nap in the a/c. Then off to work with Jack and Maria in Old Town.
Jack is a dog that will bark and lunge at other dogs and Maria has been doing great work with him, seeing a reduction in the frequency of his behavior. So, Sweets is there at session three to practice walk bys. We're working on practicing with a 'live target' which isn't hard to come by in Alexandria. However, Jack is keeping it together, as we walk in and out of view. Then we go for it with a nose to nose greeting...drum roll...
And Jack does awesome, no aggression. All that barking and lunging appears to have started with wanting to say hi, not having access to other dogs, and heck, he doesn't look friendly when he's barking. These two walked together, sniffed, rolled in the grass together, went to the dog park to sniff and play a bit. Jack even invited Sweets up for a drink after their date. She gladly drank her water on the rocks and took full advantage of the cool kitchen tile.
So, kudos to Maria and Jack and we're hoping that this positive interaction will carry over and mean more social interaction and doggie friends for Jack. Look for Jack and Maria soon on ABC News Channel 7!
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