Shockingly Good News!

If you read my last post, 'Dog People', you know I was at the end of my rope and super frustrated by my dog's behavior. My last resort was the shock collar for Baxter.

IT WORKED!!

He now comes when I call him and will stop chasing cars and people at the cemetery next door. He doesn't bark at everybody who comes to visit my landlady. I only had to shock him a few times, for him to change. I am so grateful and less worried that I'll be kicked out of my apartment in the near future.

We still have a lot of work to do before he becomes a model canine citizen, but I can feel my blood pressure dropping by the minute. And, next month, when I go away for 10 days, he is scheduled to stay with his part-time trainer and his pack of pooches - hoping he learns how to model himself after them. I still miss the ease, softness and cuddles of a cat, but I am starting to like being a dog mom a bit more.