We've had two days of looking pretty silly. Last night it was below zero with gusting winds and blowing and drifting snow so taking two dogs out for a walk was out of the question - they were not going to walk very far! Last night I ended up carrying Tony, this morning I carried both dogs into the house.
I decided that I must have a new system sooooooo this afternoon I tried out the new plan - take each dog out one at a time to the lake. Both dogs loved it - as long as they were the outside dog! From the house I could hear HOWLING when the other one went outside. However they both loved the 40 foot leash, it is such freedom! Tony was especially joy filled. He looked like a little pony as he galloped through the snow. It made me feel good to see him enjoy himself. I also realized the attachment he has formed (I must be a great dog chef.) because he would dash all over but always come back to me. He would be great "off-leash" because he wants to be with me - his security. That won't happen till we can work on his people skills. How do you make a dog not possessive? He got very defensive with a neighbor of mine because she came at us, in the dark, with loud talking and waving arms.
Tony's personality comes through more and more each day as he gains in his ability to relax and trust. He is learning how to follow directions and how to be a good little brother to Molly. He is learning "down" and "wait". His "down" is hysterical because as soon as I give the command he wants to roll over right away whereas with Molly it took months before she would roll over (down came fast) because she didn't want to give up her control. The "wait" command is very hard for Tony because he wants to come to me right away. We keep working on it and he gets better at it every day.
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