Cookie wasn’t comfortable with trash cans or lawn deer, so my job was to immediately change that. First, we walked circles around them, getting closer and closer until she stopped trying to put her brakes on. Then I encouraged her to sniff them. Finally, I had her SIT and relax. Turning her back to a “threat” is not easy! With continued practice, her fear will eventually go away. Then I will start moving them! Ahhhh!
