Interesting behavior
Along with behavior I haven't seen from her before is bowing in play. She's bowed as she's stretched, but never in play. That was happening today too. I'm feeling pretty optimistic for Amy right now. It appears that the medication is starting to take effect. I know we have to get a handle on the other behavior right away, but I'm cautiously optimistic that she has a really good chance of overcoming it. |
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Have you seen the commercial where the doggie does yoga with its upright? Of course there is also agility. Could be she is eager to learn and has been waiting for someone to teach her........brain needs to be exercised too. Frustration can be hard on pups too. This might be a break through!  |
| What a smartie!! |
| I had to check again this morning in case it was a fluke. Sure enough, when I was out throwing the frisbee with the dogs she did the spin on command. I had to stop before I could see if she really knew circle, since both of them started barking at me to throw the frisbee and that's an automatic stop to the game. I want the yoga dog from the commercial.  When I try my morning routine, I end up with two hairballs trying to lick my face.I'm really kind of excited for Amy. It makes me wonder, what if the stress from when her original owner passed away, and then the following bad home situations, short-circuited her brain, so to speak? By the time she got to the rescue foster that I got her from she had been given up on. I was told she wasn't leash trained and was untrainable. Yet, as I see the clomipramine kicking in, I have a dog that is better leash trained than any dog I've had before. Her house manners are improving again too. Dan has been able to ask her to do things without her peeing on the floor.  Perhaps the setback and resulting aggressive behavior was the catalyst we needed to fully help this dog. She has a lot of potential to be happy and have a very good life. I want to see her live a happy, fear-free life. |
| What great news for Amy. I hope this is a road up for all of you now. |
Sounds like Amy likes to do tricks!!!!! THAT IS GREAT!!!!!!! I love to teach my dogs tricks!!!! Amy is a natural.... |
 YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY AMY!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Good on you for noticing too! I'm glad Amy is feeling better. |
| That is great news! Sometimes uncovering previous skills in an adult rescue dog is like living a detective novel.  My basset Simon was 6 yrs when we adopted him. He was a very loved dog, but their kids were allergic (bassets are very bad for anyone with dog allergies, unfortunately)...so they placed him with our rescue, and I was the lucky person selected to adopt him. He had gone camping with them (he ran right to the zipper to be let in our tent the 1st time we went camping with him); he went boating with them (we had a therapy dog visit on an island, and as soon as we got to the landing for our pontoon ride to the camp - he raced down the dock and leaped across the gap of water and was super happy on the boat, with his ears flapping into the breeze!) But the funniest was the recall obedience exercise. I "assumed" as a long dog, he had learned the finish right, as it's easier for a bigger dog. I was saying heel, and he balked when we were doing it every time....so odd as he loved obedience and did everything else so easily. But then one day, we were doing off lead recalls, and I called and he did his come and front - and I said "heel" - and he JUMPED up and did the smartest, tightest turn finish LEFT...and then looked up at me and was smirking at me - like this is how you do it, lady! |
 Good for Amy!! I am so glad to hear that the medicine is kicking in and she seems to be enjoying herself!Good job! |
Another absolutely great thing happened today. My 9 year old and I took Amy for a walk. While my daughter had Amy on the 4 foot leash, I put a backup 8 foot leash on too. With only a couple of breaks of attention, Amy behaved very well for my daughter. There was the chihuahua that chased us, which while Amy turned and looked at the dog she didn't break stride, and then there was a man with a hat that she turned her head to look at. My daughter did a great job at keeping her in heel and making her sit at intersections. She broke Amy's focus on the little dog and the man right away.  We even went past some trouble spots where there are dogs that really set my dogs off, and Amy and my daughter did just fine.I know with a dog that is about 15-20 pounds lighter with my daughter, that we could have some problems (hence a safety line). Its a relief to see a definite improvement with how Amy behaves with the kids. I'm guessing that Amy's and DD2's walk were much less stressful than Dan's and my oldest's walk with the neurotic collie. |
| Oh! I meant to say, I had a completely loose backup leash the whole time! I didn't have to use the "chicken leash" at all. |
 A very good positive sign. Congrats on the daughter understanding what needs to be done and being in charge. Amy may form a very close attachment to her, "She's my boss." |
| That's great news!! Keep up the great work.  |
| Very good update |
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