Smiling Dogs

Hey there. I’m living with a wonderful chi/rat terrier mix. We are in the middle of a behavior mod plan for getting her outdoors, but it’s very slow going. Any advice for moving things along? I feel like she’s not fully experiencing the wonders of being a doggy by staying inside all the time. Right now she’s terrified to even go down the stairs.

Of course working with a trainer is #1, but dogs work best with positive association. How can you make the steps rewarding? When a dog is fearful, unfortunately things have to go slow. Rushing a fearful dog will only cause…

realitytokeep replied to your photo “these two are my heart dogs. on the left is Soap, my Sheltie…
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 replied to your photo “these two are my heart dogs. on the left is Soap, my Sheltie…

realitytokeep replied to your photo “these two are my heart dogs. on the left is Soap, my Sheltie…

realitytokeep replied to your photo “these two are my heart dogs. on the left is Soap, my Sheltie and on…” the sheltie looks like a border?? Shelties can be bi-colored! Here is another example of a bi-colored sheltie. They tend…