14th May
Missy's 1st lesson
From Angie .."Missy understands the command "come" but outside .. where she can flee .. she totally ignores me. I decided to confine her to the kitchen..something she is really not comfortable with. Chips were the order of the day, and as you can see, she did really well. Now I have to see if she obeys the command outside. Hmmmm!"
Later on same day, 14th May
I think we've cracked it!
From Angie .. "She came first time! So, after nearly 4 months of letting her do pretty much what she likes, things now have to change slightly. She now has to learn to obey commands. It will.. I'm sure ..help her to calm down and allay her fears and insecurities. Food has always played a big part of Missy's learning to trust, and obviously its the way to go with her. Now the puppies have gone, I can spend more time with her."
18th May
From Angie .. "Apart from the day she arrived when I had to put a lead on her to get her out of the car, this is the first time I've managed to get Missy on a lead. You can see what we are up against. I feel that, until I have some kind of control over her, I'm not gaining much ground. She obviously wasnt happy about the lead but I'm going to keep persevering with it .. maybe next time without the other dogs around as they were barking so much at her freaking out."
18th May... later today
2nd attempt: From Angie .. "A bit better this time..still very reluctant, but I'm more determined than she is."
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