28/04/2026
George 💙
Last week we started a program with gorgeous George.
This week, the difference between our last session and this session was outstanding.
Week 1: Happy to see a visitor, a little barky (but not over the top), attachment issues - clingy to his humans post initial arrival, dropping and rolling on his back when approached, then clipping the leash on was met with a combination of freezing & screaming like he was being murd€red!
A lot of changes between week 1 & 2 to set us up for success for the future. Diet change & better understanding of how/when food is offered to create food motivation. Strategies on visitor arrivals, dealing with the “clingy” & curbing the barking early before it’s problematic. Balance of structure & boundaries with less reinforcement of his state of mind. Strategies on getting him moving, how to deal with the freeze, rolling on his back., oh and that screaming 😱.
And by George, if I didn’t believe it was the the same dog I wouldn’t believe it was the same dog!
A more confident George presented at week 2. Walked straight to me (on leash) on arrival. Body language relaxed, no skirting around his human, no freezing, no screaming. 👏
We did a refresher on our basics - nailed it!
We added in strategies on recall to our leash work & how to move forward with the random drop and rolling on the back. Don’t worry George, you will still get belly rubs…
We went for a walk in the hood & exposed him to some distractions and applied some strategies around how to keep him on track & less nervous about what’s happening outside of his little bubble - nailed it!
So delighted to see everyone so happy with his progress.
Onwards and upwards George! 💙.
