Mia continues to do really well at home after her bootcamp training. We practice her commands every day morning and night, and she really loves going to daycare while we are at work. They changed up her routine at daycare, which we just found out tonight and now we understand why she's been so pooped each night. Previously they did 1 hour in smaller playgroups, and then 1 hour in the crate to nap/rest, and then rotate. Now she does 1 hour out of the crate in a bigger playgroup but also a much bigger space (huge warehouse) and 30 minutes of crate time, rotating still. She's getting much more exercise and also really is able to truly run and she's a really fast runner. One of her favorite games with other dogs (and us) is to chase. She asks us to chase her almost every night before completely just melting into her doggie bed and snoozing from 8-10pm before bedtime at 10pm. I've taken her in car rides on my own and I do still need to correct her sometimes, but it's rare. Just by saying Hey from the driver's seat, she'll relax... or I may need to say Hey a few times if something is a little bit strange - like when another car is parked right next to us with another dog inside, but we can drive past other dogs with no issues.
I think that she's a much happier dog now that she has her anxiety under control. Imagine if you walked around all the time in a state of worrying? That's what she was like before, but now very few things rub her the wrong way. Tomorrow I'll be working from home, so I'll be able to take her for a long morning, noon, and evening walk and I should really get to see how far she's come.
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