Two Crazy Dogs

This week we are on vacation visiting my in-laws. My sister-in-law's dog has a very similar problem to Juneau owing to the fact that he is also a protective breed and was poorly socialized. BUT they both also love to play with other dogs. Juneau doesn't usually start fights but she does try to finish them. So I thought it would be a great idea to buy two cloth muzzles and put them together in the fenced in back yard. That way there would be no teeth but they could still practice the regular dog interaction things that they are both bad at.

It worked amazingly well! Two dogs who couldn't be around any other dogs at all were allowed to get past their fears by saying hi to another dog without anything bad happening. Juneau had her muzzle on for 5 minutes before it was clear she was very calm and mostly ignored the other dog. Then my sister-in-law's dog had his taken off after about 10 minutes. They played together for the rest of the time, just hanging out. It was wonderful. 

So I haven't forgotten about Juneau, and things are ongoing. I figured no one wanted to read a "Juneau continues to learn to heel" post. As things get warmer (and lighter after work) I hope to have more outside time with her. 

We are also in the process of trying to buy a house with a yard. THEN there will be many dog interactions of a positive nature.