Now that Muppet's healthy enough to play for hours at a time with Hazel, we've decided he's healthy enough to go on walks. It's not easy to teach a dog who's never been restrained before to politely walk on a leash- especially when he goes into fight-or-flight mode at the drop of a hat (or the appearance of another dog). But we're making slow and steady progress. When we get out of town, where there aren't cars, people, other dogs, etc to trip Muppet's fear-aggression responses, we get to see a whole different side of him- one that's relaxed and calm. I think that with work, we can get him to a place where he can always be like this.
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