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Kody has calmed down significantly over the last week or two. He rarely barks or even pays much attention to what’s going on outside. He’s calm and sleeps most of the time while I’m working. It’s a little disconcerting. He also asks to go outside a lot less often. It is getting colder, and before [...]

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I haven’t been posting much over the last few days because I’ve been incredibly busy. Kody has been so helpful. He’s stopped barking and growling at every critter that walks by outside and he’s let me work without interruption. This is amazing. I’m so thankful. In return, now that he walks on a loose leash [...]

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I said in a recent post how I opened the door one day and Kody let out a jarring howl/bark that rattled my nerves. Right before I started writing this we went out so Kody could relieve himself, which he did. Then a stranger walked right next to him, almost touching him, and he was [...]

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I’m really proud of myself for picking up on this attention situation with Kody. By rewarding him for paying attention to me, we now have darn near perfect walks. It’s really amazing, but also a little scary how frighteningly difficult it was to get here (and we still have more to do!) When I first [...]

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