So today is day seven for Dominic and day two for Sam, and I just want to point out how relaxed Dominic is at this point in here. So far today we did a little bit of a group walk and I just had Dominic on the dog powered treadmill. Did some work with him on the treadmill as well as him being near Lobo while Lobo was on it, so that he could practice not triggering to excitement; that's been one of his things is fast movement, high-energy activity is one of the things that triggers him.
So having him near Lobo while Lobo's on the treadmill, Lobo moves pretty intensely on there, is a good exercise. Overall, Dominic at this point we've got Charlie, Lobo and then Sam his housemate in here and I don't even really need to keep an eye on him.
He's just chill, which is amazing to see. Some people will ask, you know, if he's doing so good, why the muzzle still? You know we take safety really seriously here. For me, just because the dog's done good for a few days or a few weeks isn't enough. I need to be a hundred and ten percent certain that that dogs not gonna injure another dog or a person if there's human issues.
He doesn't have human issues. And especially if we're gonna bring in other dogs that belong to other clients, we don't risk anything here. You know this isn't a television show, we're not going for sensationalism. This is real real world rehabilitation and muzzles are there for safety.
So, you know, he's only here till the end of this week. I probably won't really remove the muzzle in an off-leash socialization setting within that time frame because it's certainly not enough time for me to have seen him doing good to be that 110 percent certain and we just don't want to take any chances. But you'll see him, you know, wandering around. He's just looking fantastic and I'm just really focusing on Sam now.
Sam's got some insecurity and confidence issues and he tends to shut down a little bit more in socialization, so we're working on just some really simple agility equipment just to get his feet moving, trying to get him and Dominic moving around each other a little bit more because yesterday they just sort of avoided each other for the most part, and that's basically it for today.
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