Tess is a little more tolerant of Bailey. At least she doesn't get up and walk away when Bailey comes over to greet her. She still doesnt want to be BFF with him. But she will put up with him in her space for a while.
Bailey had a first today. He went into the crate without being told and stayed there for a while.
On the downside. He is starting to develop some separation anxiety. He is usually pretty quiet in the crate, as long as Im in the room. But when I walk out he starts up a fuss. The longer Im gone, the more he barks and whines. This has to be nipped in the bud. So, after his needs have been met, Bailey is going to have a lot of crate time until he learns the lesson, Mom will always come back, and he has to be quiet until she does.
He has learned one set of behaviors of which Im pretty proud. He will wait in the crate with the door opened until I give him the OK to come out. Then he must sit while I put the collar on. It was easy to teach him this. As I open the door of the crate, I tell him 'wait' and block him with an opened palm. Once he is waiting I reach in and give him a treat. He must continue to wait until I give him the ok. He already knows how to sit. So I give him the sit command. He sits quietly while I put the collar on.
I think he is going to be pretty mellow once he gets past being puppy puppy. When Im sitting in the kitchen with my computer and he is playing around on the floor, he eventually lies down at my feet. So sweet!
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