Saturday was not a good day for a park walk, will not take him there after 8am on weekends, again. People had no control over their dogs, and it made Caleb reactive for the rest of the day.
Caleb can see other dogs at 30', sometimes a lot closer, and he's fine, but if they start yapping or lunging he gets very agitated.
Today we had a good walk. There were other people walking the paths, geese with goslings, and even someone using a ZTM cutting grass, but Caleb didn't get anxious. No dogs. We even did some training.
Caleb's got "heel" down pat, so I started teaching him "side", having him cross over to the right side heeling position, by moving
behind me. I can see where it would come in handy.
We've also been working on going in the crate to rest. Caleb is heartworm positive, is being treated with "slow kill" meds, and gets tired during the day, so putting himself down for a nap is a big accomplishment.
Debbie was sitting on the top of my stepstool in the kitchen. Caleb approached, cautiously moved his nose close to her, and she leaned over to touch noses. Caleb went into raptures of joy.
Eventually he was in need of a Time Out. I said "Caleb, I think you need a Time Out" but before I could complete my sentence with "in the crate" he was already going in his crate, and laid down.
. Many of us live alone. This is a social activity, a check in spot.
