Day 11: The "Meet-Cute" (9/21/13)

Miss Dyl was back at outdoor class on Saturday, and got to go right to class rather than having to walk a half hour worth of laps before starting.  The trainers decided to just throw her into the fire and see how things went.

They went ok.  The first 20 minutes or so, we could no even get her attention - she so badly wanted to meet the other dogs.  Eventually, we were able to get her to focus on us (sometimes) and sit.  By the middle of class, she was allowed to "meet" March, one of the trainer dogs.  She did well with it - they smelled each other, but didn't seem to care too much either way about the meeting.  This was apparently good news, and now the trainers know she's not trying to eat the other dogs.

This was the first time she was really allowed to participate in class, so we were thrilled.  Things were still pretty messy - she still had a hard time focusing consistently, but she was able to take a few treats eventually.  By the end of class, she was consistently sitting while in a circle of other dogs.  Great news all around.  We'll see how tonight's "socialization" class goes.