We had an unexpected surprise today! Sia is back for a short visit. A little bit of training, a little bit of stress relief, and a lot of exercise should patch her up for the weekend.
When things are a bit stressful in Sia's world, it's nice to have some familiarity in her environment. Healey is quite sure this exuberant greeting is unnecessary. She would really prefer no public displays of affection. Sia, on the other hand...
Would turn herself inside out to get some attention from Healey.
Healey, you just need to suck it up, she's had a hard day.
Play is an excellent way to change a dogs' emotional state. Sinbad was happy to help in this regard. Training, too, can help with her emotional state. Although we don't want to overdo it with the training when she's stressed like this, doing obedience work here and there will help her build up confidence and to focus on something else.
Canine sports can have a similar outcome. Agility, for instance, can really build a dogs' confidence. They become more sure-footed and gain confidence navigating the obstacles. It also helps overall with your relationship with her. She'll learn to look to you more for direction which can improve some fear issues. If she is looking more to you for guidance, she has less to fear because she knows you will take care of it.
Sia wore out fast today. I think she was pretty relieved to be in quiet. Plus she was pretty tired from trading a tug toy back and forth between she and Billings so they could take turns doing a kill shake with the toy.
She wore Billings out in no time. I guess that's not very hard to do though...
Rest up, Sia, we have a big day planned for tomorrow. First, a play date with your Dobie friend, a little bit of training and then off to meet some nice folks a dog day care.
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