Thursday, April 19, 2012

Snake Aversion Training Redux

The snake guy was back this morning. While Mom was bringing Honey over, the snake guy brought his snakes into the back yard. I was watching carefully to ensure none of them got away or was left behind. He retested Flash, who wasn't interested in going anywhere near the snakes. Good boy. Hope it translates to the wide open spaces.

Honey was nervous again, running back and forth but not stopping to sniff the snakes. Finally, though, she did focus on one snake and tried to sniff it. Bam! She got zapped and threw herself backward. I think she is cured.

During all this, I forgot to take photos. Bummer.

After the testing was done, Tom, the snake guy, went looking for snakes but didn't find any. He said he would stop by again when he was passing through from Arizona.

In the meantime, Dennis is back and Flash is very happy. He went to the office with his Daddy this morning, then he went for a walk with both of us, then the snake thing, then back to the office, then back to the house with Mommy, then back to the office with Daddy. After dinner, we all took another walk to the gate and back. We're walking him on a retractable leash now at least through snake season. He doesn't seem to mind, but if he sees a bunny or a cat he forgets he's on a leash and more or less yanks our arms out of their sockets. Ouch!

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