Binky's person is not Jon Snow, and I hope she won't grow to be as big as Ghost. She is forming a nice bond with her new human akin to the Stark-direwolf connection, though. Now she needs to learn how to be apart for short periods so Dad can go to work and the gym. Baby steps will be a big part of the solution.
I've compared going for walks with playing Mario Kart, from the dog's perspective. All the senses are being overloaded, and the dog is trying to filter down to just what's important. It's hard for the human to get to the top of that priority chart, so practising walking indoors or just back and forth in front of the house makes for a better learning environment before setting out around the neighbourhood. Charlie has the added distraction of getting his lip unstuck from his tooth.
Sweetie-pie puppy Kai is getting a great start because his new person, a first-time dog owner, started with training as soon as he came home, and I got to meet him within days of his moving in. Spread the word - training isn't just for fixing problems after they develop; the best approach is to start off right and avoid the problems in the first place!
Too many puppies only have their mouths handled when they're about to be robbed of their found treasure. Jaxxon says here's some advice for new puppy owners: teach them young to love having your hands in and around their mouths by touching and opening their mouths at times when you DON'T have to take something away, and make it good news instead.
So far Chance is having a hard time at the shelter finding a new forever home, because he has a really hard time staying cool when he meets new people. But we're working on it. At our first meeting he couldn't have posed for this picture without putting on his scary face, but here he is relaxing at our second session.
