Ok, I know it has been awhile. I swear that while I have been neglecting this blog I have not been neglecting my dog. While she is still very reactive, everything is less. I see it as a war of very small battles. "Hey, today she only jumped up on me once before she got the hint!" "Yes, she growled at that dog, but she didn't bark or lunge!" It's the small things.
Inspired by my company's decision to give us one extra day off a year to volunteer, I went straight to the MSPCA website. They are my charity of choice simply because I found the Walk for Animals in my dog walking book 4 years ago and we have been going ever since. It turns out they don't like one day volunteers, BUT they do have a variety of dog training classes one of which is specifically for dog-on-dog issues! It is called "Ruff Diamonds". It is 8 weeks of one hour sessions with 4 dogs and 2 trainers. I like those odds. No sit, down, training but all focused on how to walk past another dog without being a big freaking mess. I feel like we are at a point in our training where some professional help could really help. So I signed up!
Inspiration is fresh and spring is here and I'm going to fix my crazy dog!
Also, I promise to post more pictures. Blogs need pictures.
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