The One With Day Two

Day Two of Muggsy's Training Diary
May 16, 2005

This morning, Muggsy was guarding Chubbs' food. Robby feeds them before he leaves and I pick up the food after I get out of the shower. I guess this will have to change because Muggsy can't be keeping Chubbs from his meal. I put Muggsy in a down-stay by me while I ate breakfast and removed Chubbs food after he ate a little and went into the crate. I don't know if he did that because he was scared of Muggsy or done eating. Muggsy left the room to lie in the kitchen.

Last night, Muggsy was pretty well-behaved. He barked at Chubbs from his crate again, but I started training him for the vet and he was a pretty good sport, considering how badly it started. I put the muzzle on him and tried to get him to stand behind a door. Robby was holding the leash as I tried to close the door. He carried on and wouldn't let it happen. So, at my boss's suggestion, I put treats through the door to him unmuzzled and tried to shut it more. No pressure. He did pretty well. Then we laid on the bed for awhile and relaxed. I love him like crazy. I hope we can get this figured out.

I did spend 30 minutes on the phone with my boss as she convinced me that I wasn't a terrible mother but, in fact, a good one for trying so hard. :)