Okay, remarkably we seemed to have turned a corner all the sudden. I sat in front of Tori (our overnight guest) for a long time with Lily tethered to me. The girls were playing a game so it wasn't like I was punishing them making them sit still. If Tori moved to quickly Lily was very skiddish and would lunge. Then I have Tori feed her some yummy treats. Then I had her pet Lily and leave the room. We did this several times and Lily began to warm up a bit. Then Tori asked me to let her loose. Tori then laid down on my daughters bed and Lily snuggled up to her. Now she is jumping up grabing the back of her pj's which seems aggressive but is actually how she plays with my youngest daughter every single night. So I think it is quite remarkable that she is now showing Tori the same affection as my child.
(My daughter sees this as annoying and not affectionate, haha) Anyway, sorry to go on but just one more thing. It occured to me that the only people that she doesn't really know that handles her aren't that nice to her. I am referring to her groomer and vet. I don't think they are neccessarily mean, but I am sure she does. So could it be she just is scared and untrusting?
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