After Sunday's disaster, I spent two days crying, and then decided to take action. I have a trainer coming to the house this morning to work on Shane's reactivity. I decided to take Shane around the block to poop before she arrives and chose to use just the leash and his collar. I normally put him in a harness with a retractable leash. Not sure why now. On just the leash with his collar, Shane was a different dog. He stayed by my side and did not rush up to houses. Of course, there were no barking dogs this morning. We'll see how he behaves when the trainer comes.
Good to be around friends last night who know me and my dog. Shane is not an aggressive dog. He has a very high prey drive and herding instinct, who is fearful of most things. It's still a struggle to get him on the table since he hurt himself. He did beautifully in his runs and I was able to turn him away from the border collies. Thank you all for the kind words and support.
VINDICATION!!!
The trainer just left. She reinforced my training that I should always praise Shane for coming to me regardless of what he was doing prior. I've been told that I am rewarding him for running away. Not so. Learned really good techniques for getting Shane under control. I feel so much better. We are going to practice and practice.
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