Ozzie

Sherrie, Thanks for the email. So far Ozzie seems to be settling down, he is a very quite dog, just likes to be around me all the time. Its ok for him to wander off in the house, but if I do then he comes looking for me. He does seem to suffer with some separation anxiety, which hopefully he will get over soon, knowing that I will come home after being gone. He is with my parents during the day and I a going home at lunch for a little bit. Reassuring him, he is not being left. They even ran an errand yesterday, left him alone to roam the house and he did fine. He has not had any accidents that we have seen/found. Is not being destructive for the most part. He did not like being kenneled on Sat evening for a few hours, tried to destroy the cage. I have two wire kennels, he does not seem to care for them at all, so I am going to try a plastic one to see if that is any better. He cowers in the cage, telling me it might have been used as punishment in the past or left in one for days on end. He is getting along well with the girlfriends dog, her cat and mine. My cat has is beginning to realize he is not a threat to her and has quit running away most of the time. He is walking much better on the leash now too. I have a 20ft training lead and he is walking well. I have him enrolled in a obedience class starting on 5/20. Hopefully that will help with some commands, but seems to understand leave it already and sit. He is a wonderful dog, I am so glad I made the choice I did. Thanks, Randy