Like I said in the first post (9/8/2015), we have had a few incidents where Rhiya took after Sam. They seem to be kinda random: if Sam gets excited Rhiya thinks she needs to control the situation... And not in a friendly way; and one or two of them seemed to possibly stem from jealousy if I or my mother showed Sam attention. So it's all a work in progress and I know we've got a long road ahead of us, but Rhiya is worth it.... And it's worth it so that Sam can feel safe and live safely within what is now her home as well.
Rhiya had her 3rd dose of 40 mg of fluoxetine today. I give it to her between 5:30 and 6:00 pm EVERY day. The pharmacist said it has a pretty long half life so they won't feel a lot of the effects of going without it if it's given a bit late, but I want to keep it as structured as I can so it's best for Rhiya.
We will work on the same basic training items this evening as we did last night. I will also ask Ben if he notices any difference in Rhiyas behavior during the day while I'm at work. He hasn't mentioned much though, which also leads me to think I'm just looking extra hard for possible minor improvements haha. And then tomorrow and thought the weekend we will try to begin working on transitioning her targeting from touching her nose to my hand, to her touching her nose to an object I point to. I'll probably post an update on Saturday or Sunday.
Hers a picture of the dogs (left to right: Dallas - 2, Rhiya - 3, Sam - 7) helping me stuff their kongs for this Sunday when we watch football and celebrate the first Sunday of NFL regular season football :-)
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