When he goes to the Vet every 6 months or so, he sits on my lap and behaves. When going to be boarded, he doesn't act out either, and his longest stay was 8 days.....only boarded 3 times. He is fixed, and does well with commands as long as he knows there is a treat involved....no treat, he gets stubborn. Today, we have a few errands to run, and we will take him with us to see how he reacts......one place we're stopping is Petco for a new leash, he's been there before and was fine......maybe Home Depot along the way, that should be interesting. He is smart, and will eventually get it.....we hope. What we started doing, is when the neighbor kids come out, and he starts barking from our deck, we try to sush him, and he runs past us barking his head off......if he continues (which he does), he goes in the house till he quiets down......then we let him out.....he barks, then he's back in the house. Also, he was fantastic with he's potty training, ringing the bells to go out, and since the last boarding, he no longer rings the bells to poop outside......very comfortable with pooping in the house.....no pee though, he rings to pee. At the boarding facility, he get the luxury suite, 14x14 room with a 14x14 fenced run available for him to go out.....he gets walked 3 times a day, a 15 minute group play with other pups.....the dogs last human contact is at 6pm, and the first contact is 6am.....not comfortable with the 12 hours gap, but it is what it is. |