Belinda has really impressed me! She hasn't had one accident and has been going outside and doing her potty business with our dogs like a good girl. She is not very comfortable on the leash yet so I have been keeping a 30 foot training lead attached to her while we are outside. This will help her slowly get used to the lead and let me shorten the length gradually. She has become very good about letting me attach the leash and no longer tries to get away or hide. She just stands quietly and then happily goes to the door with the other pups. She probably doesn't need the lead since we have a fenced yard and she just follows our pack of pups everywhere they go and then runs right inside with them when it's time to come in, but I like to keep the lead on my shy pups for the first week just to be safe.
Belinda is learning all about life in a home. She has experienced the tv, the dishwasher, the garbage disposal, and all of the noisy things scattered about. She was very brave about all of the noises and never ran away or hid. She just looked at me and the pups, then back at the thing causing the ruckus. She seems to understand that if we aren't scared, then she shouldn't be either. She is starting to trust already, which is great!
She is eating well and we have found some more treats that she really likes, including her new favorite, turkey wellness bites. She is starting to follow me around the house and is taking her naps a little closer to me each time. I cannot wait to see her come out of her shell a little more each day!
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