Tara, do I have to send out a St. Bernard with chocolate?
Amanda, I'm glad you have an extra day off and hope Mandy recovers well.
Rose, they aren't really going to pity you for cold weather, you know.
...I'm afraid Ethan will be saying dammit tomorrow
But does he think it's his name yet?
Jeffrey told him that he has no choice Jeffrey will be driving him to school from now on (seeing that his "friend" that picks him up thinks that getting to school on time is optional)
Very good! I hope that works out.
Alan...how is PIlot today?
Thanks for asking, and for all of y'all's good thoughts.
Just before the holidays, Pilot began shaking in cars. Rebecca tried putting her on the backseat in case it was the vibration or heat from the floorboard but it did not make a difference.
It was not spilling over into her work, so while it is something to worry about, we called a trainer who gave us some tips on trying to reacclimate her to the vehicles.
However, before we implemented that, we had Tuesday night where she was shaking under a table at Chick-Fil-A and then tried to bolt from underneath a chair during a basketball game.
Rebecca was quick to assume this was the end and put in some calls. We have an instructor we have worked with for years and he is the one who told her she may need to prepare to return Pilot and get a new dog.
However, she spoke with Pilot's trainer who has excellent people skills as well as dog skills. He was very reassuring and told her that we may be able to work it out as he thinks the problems may all be related. (Vibrations from the playarea we were laying near and the basketball triggering feelings of the car)
Rebecca is going to take Pilot out for brief and then longer periods to the van and crank it, but give her a special treat that will only be for the van. Sure, it's bribery, but if it gets her over the initial fear maybe everything else will fall into place.
We are going to try this for the next week or two. However, they are also looking at potential matches for her in the next class as a fallback plan.
At the moment, she is feeling fairly positive, and they know she is an "old school" and experienced user so are waiting to see if she can work it out.