Baby steps...

I took Blake for his first walk this morning. He was quite nervous out, I don't think he is used to being out and about on his own. Treats helped to get him moving, but he stopped a lot and took some convincing at times to keep walking. He will get better as his confidence improves. 

Jesse and Skye were quite grumbly today and I have to choreograph movements between the dogs quite carefully to avoid any confrontations. But we are getting there, Skye now allows Blake to settle on the dog bed next to the sofa whilst she is on the sofa... something that sent her into a hissy fit up to now.

And later tonight, Blake secured himself a space on the sofa for the first time. And he looks well chuffed. LOL Skye then sat on the other side of me, which is how I got this picture. :-)

I also left him on his own this afternoon to walk the dogs, and he howled... A kong made no difference, he was too worried to eat it. This evening, when I had to go to classes, I gave him melatonin... and although he howled some, it wasn't as much as I expected. In the 2.5 hours I was away, I only had a quarter of an hour of noise on the Dictaphone. :-) He will get used to it.

Tonight, he also had his first mad run in the garden. He tried a couple of times today, but I stopped it as things are still a bit too volatile between the dogs to allow mad play. I am also worried that Flash is too rough for him. However, this evening, I put everyone in except Blake, and he took the opportunity and raced around! It was lovely to watch!