Annie, took the chicken from me, which is so great! It makes me happy when she takes the food from me. I've found that Stanley freaks her out when hes in the pen with us and shes trying to eat her food. Hes such a scavenger and she doesn't want to compete with him for food.
She came and laid on the couch with us again, did really well. She likes to hide her face and pretend like we can't see her. Ha! But she doesn't mind being loved on and I think she sort of enjoys a scratch behind the ears!
Day 6, this was a big day!
I gave her pen a really good cleaning, which freaked her out. So she was trying to get between the wall and the bottom of her crate, so I took her crate away. A lot of the things I've read have said not to play into the fear responses they have, so they don't think its okay to act like that. So I wanted to curb that behavior so I took the bottom half of her crate away. She got right into her a bed and laid in her bed the whole time I cleaned her pen! I think it worked well.
Annie, took more chicken from me! Then I let her into the living room to sniff around. Instead of just bringing her to put on the couch, I put her in the floor to sniff. She sniffed! She wagged her tail at my dog! She didn't seem scared at all. Then, she hopped onto the couch like shes been here her whole life and laid on the couch!
My husband laid on the couch with her and she laid on his arm between him and the back of the couch and didn't hide her face! She really likes him.
Day 7, also a big day! One week-aversary!
My mom came over and we took Annie outside for the second time! She did SO well! She was still trying to escape and looking for the weak spots in my fence, but she seemed pretty happy! She was wagging her tail a lot at least!
Annie, did get a bit snappy with Woody. I think it was because he was trying to engage her in play and he freaked her out a bit, so she gave him some warning snaps. There wasn't any growling or any noise.
She would get a little anxious and come back to me! I sat down and she would come get in my lap. She was digging in my pants and boots though, so I don't know if she was trying to get away or if she likes to dig and she was happy?
After about 20 minutes outside, she was starting to whine, so I took that as she had had enough and it was becoming too stressful for her. But she seemed to have enjoyed the time that she did spend outside!
I talked to my dad today and asked him if he could come and help my husband and I build Annie a secure pen in the yard. He said he would come by early in the week to make some plans for the pen. So hopefully, we will soon have a secure dog run for her to play and explore in. Only for when I'm outside of course! And it will help her to get used to the sounds of my property, and if I put Woody in there with her, they can play without leashes in the way. Plus, I think it will give me a better chance at working with her while outside.
PICTURES! Thanks to my mom, I have some pictures from today! I'm sure most of you have seen them on Facebook, but here they are!
I think its been a good few days!
Shes still pretty shy in the house, but I think shes doing better.
Observations after One Week:
- By day 7, she doesn't shake when you come into her room anymore! She just hides her face. But she'll look at you and watch you now! She still doesn't like pen cleanings, but when you just come into the pen she doesn't try to get away.
- Still doesn't like the other animals around when shes trying to eat. But she doesn't care about them if they're in her pen when shes NOT eating, but when she is trying to eat, she won't until they get out.
- Outside is going to do her wonders! She probably still doesn't understand why shes in the house. So her new outdoor run will be a blessing for bonding!
- Balls are her jam! Thats the toy she likes. She still hasn't played with anything yet, but we have about a million different things in her pen and the ball is the only thing she perks her ears up to.
- Couch time is the bees knees! I think she likes couch time. I think she likes my husband! Hopefully, she'll make more progress sniffing around the living room.
I see marked improvement from last Sunday to today.
This week she'll be getting her first bath, if the weather permits that is!
Should be a great week! Thanks for reading!
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