The click is for me, for remembering my weekly update. YAY ME!
(update: it is now Monday and I still haven't hit publish, bad Jo.)
So, we've done a lot of giving up toys, and making huge strides forward.
In the house, or at the Mutz Hut, he will give his toys up quite easily. He's even discovered a new toy, a tiny squeaky duck, which he thinks is the greatest thing ever. He's reluctant to bring that to me and put it in my hand, but once he does he lets go much easier than I thought he would! Whenever he drops it naturally or forgets about it, I make a point of picking it up and giving it to him. It both makes him less obsessed with it, and also teaches him that I'm safe around his toys.
We're still struggling on walks which I'm finding really frustrating. There is definitely progress but its incredibly slow. It makes me want to move onto something else, but I think getting this sorted, and being able to play ball with him and use a tuggy toy as a reward will make everything else SO much easier.
There has been much newness in the house of Pig. A beautiful fluffy princess by the name of Bonita. Bonita is a stray from Romania. She's very stressed, which is understandable given what she's been through!
We've done some clicker training, mostly sit, down and leave, and she's quick to learn but slow to generalise and proof. She's quite wary of dogs so Pig is ignoring her mostly, and letting her find her paws.
All in all she's a lovely, sweet girl. It does mean Pig's direct training has been slowed down, but hey, living with another dog is a form of training too, right?
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