Isn't he adorable?! Charlie, renamed Jessie, is working his puppy magic on our hearts. When the other dogs aren't around, he is a typical puppy. Sweet, funny, cuddly!



His dog aggression has continued to challenge our patience. One of the biggest obstacles is teaching *our* dogs that it's ok to show dominant behaviour towards Jessie (something they are not normally allowed to do). The cats have the right idea - swat now, talk later.



Still, he's showing progress. Although he lunged at dogs twice today, once I stopped him by voice command & the second, I let Diesel deal with it by pinning Jessie on his back & literally lying down on him... when he was let up, Jessie ran for cover!



Outside, where the dogs know they are allowed to bark, jump, play, tussle... Jessie has learned that a lunge will elicit a more powerful response... and he leaves the other dogs alone. Inside, we're still working on it! Here is Bo letting know Jessie know that he can't be bullied outside!