January 18,, 2012

It has been a few days since I reported how Snickers is doing. Well, a lot has happened in these past couple of days. She is a happy and pleasant girl. She is now more comfortable in her surroundings and is eating as most Greys do… that is eating quickly and everything in her dish, and if there is anything left over in Tari’s dish she finishes that as well. Tari doesn’t seem to mind. She pays no mind to Guinn the cat, most of the time. But occasionally will chase her but not in an aggressive way, just curious. Today they were both lying in the same room facing one another, as cool as could be.
We did a “Meet and Greet” at Petco on Saturday, and all went well until the very end. Snickers is comfortable around children and approaches everyone. She is a real lover of people. She acted like the official greeter at Petco. At the end of the day though, a puppy came up behind Snickers and spooked her. Since that time she has been showing a fear of other dogs. She and Tari are still ok. So we need to address this ASAP. I have taken her out for walks prior to this incident and she was fine with other dogs. Now she is cowering when she sees another dog. I have a friend who walks her dog past my house and am trying to be sure that she is outside when this dog walks by so she can see that there is no harm. I have called for professional help as we do not want this to be ingrained in her. I am hoping it will get a little warmer today so I can take her for a walk where we have been before, where we have encountered other dogs and she was not frighten. I am hoping that she will not show any fears with those dogs. We’ll see.

GOOD NEWS! I took Snickers out for a walk and we walked by two dogs with no incidences! Both were barking and coming toward her. One stopped on its property line, the other was restrained on a leash. So it may be wherever she sees dogs in front of our house. When the weather warms to a point that i can take her else where to see what her reactions are we will be able to assess what the situation is. However, it is good to know that she is not fearful of all dogs. The problem may not be as great as I thought it was. Thanks goodness.