Thor and skateboards: from archenemies to simple hatred
Posted 07-07-2009 at 08:49 PM by QuickSilver
Yay! Thor has made a teensy, tiny amount of progress with skateboards. He still becomes enraged around them, but before he would ignore me on his kamikaze missions, whereas now he will actually return to me if called. Also, if I have a really, really, really tasty treat in my hand, he will Sit and eat it in between barks.
I've been taking him to a local skate spot near my office every week or so, and trying to desensitize him to the noise for 5-10 minutes at a time. I had felt last week that we'd made no progress, because he still loses it if they pass by unexpectedly. However, based on today, I'd say he has developed a minute amout of self control around them.
Whoo! Only 88 more sessions to go!
I've been taking him to a local skate spot near my office every week or so, and trying to desensitize him to the noise for 5-10 minutes at a time. I had felt last week that we'd made no progress, because he still loses it if they pass by unexpectedly. However, based on today, I'd say he has developed a minute amout of self control around them.
Whoo! Only 88 more sessions to go!
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