Hello-
I have a great progress report for Rosie, the dominant chocolate labrador. 

I am still have a little trouble with getting a prong collar and leash on Rosie though I have found a way of backing her into a corner so she can’t move and then she calms down so I can put the collar and leash on.  This is probably not the long term solution so we need more work on this.    I have not had anyone over yet so we have not worked on her behavior when people come over.

I am doing better too.  I am more calm and less stressed.  We are adapting to new routines and behaviors.

• She is sleeping in her crate at night and only wakes up once or twice during the night with a small whine.
• I can say quiet once from another room and she is quiet.
• She has not barked in the crate since Ami left last Monday.
• And she sits now in the crate and waits until I open the door.  Sometimes she forgets but I remind her by closing the crate door so she must sit every time before she can leave the crate.
• She also is not jumping on the furniture much now and she knows she is not supposed to be on the couch especially when I am on the couch.  I have both my dogs laying on the floor in front of me now when I watch TV and this makes me calmer and relaxed and the dogs are not unhappy either.
• We also worked on dogs waiting to go through door until I invite them or I go through first.  Rosie is very good with this action as well.  I continue to reinforce all these things daily though since we are not perfect yet.
• Rosie finally will take the tennis ball in her mouth with the command take and lets it go with give.  She learned it but she didn’t want to do it right away.  But she did it for me several times yesterday.

Thank you,
CS