6/6/07
At bedtime tonight, Rusty came into the room all by herself and jumped on the bed! This is a first for her. She let me take her off the bed and put her in her crate without any problems.
6/7/07
Rusty came back into the bedroom by herself, once again! Usually, I have to catch her in the other part of the house and carry her back to the bedroom.
6/9/07
Today, when I let the fur kids come into the living room, Rusty laid down on the dog bed in front of the fireplace. I crawled over to her on all fours and she didn’t run away from me! She even let me scratch her all over. I did this same ritual a few more times and she let me pet her each time.
A short while later, I was getting ready in the guest bathroom and Rusty came down the hallway and peeked inside to see what I was doing. She even came into the bathroom with me, and then rushed back out when I made a movement. Mostly, Rusty laid outside the bathroom and waited for me. It was quite cute.
Each day, Rusty is becoming a little more confident. We are still having problems catching her and she will not let us approach her. She continues to come back to the bedroom by herself. Tonight, when I turned around to give Holly a treat, the little munchkin jumped up on the bed with Starry!
At bedtime tonight, Rusty came into the room all by herself and jumped on the bed! This is a first for her. She let me take her off the bed and put her in her crate without any problems.
6/7/07
Rusty came back into the bedroom by herself, once again! Usually, I have to catch her in the other part of the house and carry her back to the bedroom.
6/9/07
Today, when I let the fur kids come into the living room, Rusty laid down on the dog bed in front of the fireplace. I crawled over to her on all fours and she didn’t run away from me! She even let me scratch her all over. I did this same ritual a few more times and she let me pet her each time.
A short while later, I was getting ready in the guest bathroom and Rusty came down the hallway and peeked inside to see what I was doing. She even came into the bathroom with me, and then rushed back out when I made a movement. Mostly, Rusty laid outside the bathroom and waited for me. It was quite cute.
Each day, Rusty is becoming a little more confident. We are still having problems catching her and she will not let us approach her. She continues to come back to the bedroom by herself. Tonight, when I turned around to give Holly a treat, the little munchkin jumped up on the bed with Starry!
6/28/07
For the past few days, I have been taking Rusty to the back bedroom with me, so I can work with her by herself. I just lay on the floor and give her treats, pets, treats, etc. I decided to use some Rescue Remedy today, before our session. Rusty was a touch calmer in the room and a little more relaxed in the other part of the house, too.
I have also started to sit by her food bowl when I feed her. I try to be as still as possible, so I don’t frighten or startle her. She was apprehensive the first time I did this, but is getting better.
This evening, I took the blanket out and laid on the grass. Rusty was initiating play with Holly. I even heard her mimic the play noise the others make, too cute!
I was giving the kids some of my tiny ice cubes, and of course, Rusty tried it and loved it.
As I was laying on the blanket, all of the kids were laying close to me. Rusty was actually laying within 4 feet of me! When she moved down towards my feet, I felt her touch my toes with her nose.
Rusty is such a wonderful little dog. She is really easy to take care of, as she potties the minute I let her outside. She loves those walks and car rides. I hope someone out there will discover this little diamond in the ruff!
To Be Continued ...
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