Been a couple weeks!

Been a couple weeks!
A little set back with training, since I was gone a week on my Cali trip. They were a little more grumbly and agitated when we were around. Steve did the best he could to keep up interactions, but I had been the main source, so they had a little learning curve. But it was good for them to work with someone else. After a few days of starting over with them, and started leash training, just looping it and letting them be in their pens or walk around with it on, feed them food, leash is a good thing! We decided yesterday it was time to go outside.

River:
I got down low and crawled backwards out the room and outside, slowly luring with a trail of food, each step forward on his part I held leash so he could not go backwards, we had a few moments of bucking and panic, but really mild and he recovered quickly, slowly ( took forever it seemed! lol) We mad it to a small tree in the front yard which I let him seek shelter under and relax for a bit. Then with a little tugging encouragement we made it to an open patch of grass. My theory in the exercise was that they would gravitate towards us for shelter and comfort if thats all they had in the big outdoors….which worked…for the person NOT on the end of the leash! LOL So I was on the leash and Steve came out and laid down near River and by god….Steve pet him, River got in his lap, River took a potty outside, rolled around in the grass! Almost like a normal dog. This was the most incredible moment ever! A little struggle getting back inside, and still a little skittish, but we will try again outside today! I really think the touch is what is going to make the difference!

Allie: She would not fall for the luring outside trick! Too smart! So we dragged she in her pen to the door, let her rest a minute and then a slight tug and she she panicked and ran under a bush, so let she chill again and then had to pull her out into the open, again I was at the end of the leash and Steve laid down in the grass, and she ran right to him and curled up in the crook of his knee, he petted on her for some time!

So proud of my babies! Still a LONG way to go!
But we will try outside everyday in hopes that they will relax with us inside as well!

VIDEO!!!!!!!!

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