Accompanied Pete to see Rocky today.
Rocky the German Shepherd, who's a rescue being fostered by two devoted foster parents at Discovery Bay.
Major complaint: Aggression towards other dogs, lunging and charging at them; nipped foster parents when they tried to restrain him from lunging out.
Problem solved in a mere three hours, one being all chat with Rocky's foster mom, Wendy, and two being a leisurely stroll around DB. Then we spend the next few hours sipping drinks at a cafe with Rocky lying contently next to our feet, and one relieved and empowered mom sitting amongst us.
It wasn't such a difficult task after all. Simply a matter of re-educating us the humans on dog psychology and on establishing the proper leadership role, and Bingo! all the pieces of the puzzle just fits together naturally.
Nevertheless, this was still another valuable teaching and learning experience. Many thanks to Rocky, Wendy and Pete for such an enjoyable afternoon.
Nitey Nitey,
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One happy Rocky and his calm loving mom (photo by Wendy):
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