Video of Trey 10 Days After He Arrived Here

This video shows about the best day we’ve had in the last 10 days. It was shot on 12/28/08. Trey is barking and excited to see me (and sneezing and snorting too!).  He is following me around a good bit more and returning to the security of his run only a couple of times. He sits in anticipation of treats. He is also asking for more petting and not so quick to leave me after I pet him. I considered it a huge breakthrough when Trey put his paws up on me to get the treat. That was a big move toward confidence and trust. 

Trey barks at the other dogs when I let them out and again when I let them in. He is barking at the dogs. I see a lot of this behavior with dog friendly dogs at the kennel, but I also see it with dogs who are not so good with other dogs. I can see that some of the dogs feel uncomfortable with Trey’s attitude and do not want to go near his run. Some of them show their teeth when he approaches their runs. I am getting a feeling that Trey is not going to be one to get along with other dogs. I don’t think he’s had much socialization with them. I sense that his fear of outdoors has to do with the other dogs who are turned out in the adjacent kennel yard while I have him out exercising. Today was the first day that Trey went outside without me taking him with the leash. He followed me to the opposite side of the yard where the trees are, but as soon as he saw the dogs running around in the other yard, he turned back and made a bee line for the back door to try to get back into the kennel. He will not go near the chain link fence that separates the two yards.

Trey-December 28, 2008

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