So Friday a storm was rolling in over the beach; instead of balking on Voda's socialization session at the dog beach, I thought what the heck I'm going to get wet anyway. Who cares what direction the water comes from? Apparently I was the only one thinking that, because we had the WHOLE beach to ourselves! It was so nice to just breath and not have to hope that she wasn't going to act up if a dog walked up. We ran, played fetch, went exploring, and ran some more! It was so fun and we both got some great exercise time in. It was like going on a vacation without leaving base.
Yesterday we had a UFC party at our house and it went pretty smoothly with Voda. We still have a LOT of work ahead of us, but she only would get super excited when someone new would first come in and it would only last for 5-10 minutes. I think socializing her is a great excuse to have more parties...hehe!
Today was yet another trip to the dog beach. It wasn't the most fun we have ever had; it was more like a boot camp. Every time she would go into one of her fits when she saw a dog we would head straight out into the water and swim for a few yards and then head back in. In and out, in and out. That was our day for a good 2-3 hours. It's amazing how much energy this dog has, she still would go into one of those stupid horrible sounding hissy fits but I could actually distract her and hold her attention with a treat. Hopefully a few more swim meets and she will actually put 2 and 2 together and realize that she gets a treat when she's quiet around new dogs. Everyone keep your fingers crossed.
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