Life never seems to slow down, and with me working 45-50+ hours each week, blog posts have taken a back seat unfortunately. I never did forget to stop for a picture on each walk though, so I've put them in the slide show above for anyone who enjoys Rhiya's smiling face as much as I do. Well it's June 20th which is the first official day of the summer season, and that also means the "100 by Summer Dog Walking Challenge" has drawn to a close. So...Did we do it?? Did we hit the 100 miles?
(-: YES WE DID! :-)
I have a total of 174.61 dog walking miles, 101.18 miles with Rhiya, 61.99 miles with Dallas, and 20.89 miles with Samantha. I have THOROUGHLY enjoyed this challenge since I have always loved to go walking with my dogs, but it has been really neat to accurately track and see how many miles we have actually walked. It has helped me stay focused and dedicated to training time with Rhiya so that she can make progress in the CARE Protocol Process.
There have been NUMEROUS times that Rhiya and I have been walking, where we've had dogs barking and charging their fences on both sides of the street. A year ago she would have absolutely lost it and started lunging and barking back. Now she is able to walk with me and stay focused on her commands. While her breathing does still increase, and I can tell she gets anxious when we are in theses types of situations, very rarely will she bark back. I couldn't even tell you the last time she lunged toward any barking dogs, and I'm in absolute awe of her progress. At the beginning of this, it was difficult at times since there wasn't an instant noticeable amount of progress... But I told myself I was going to trust in the process and give it time because Rhiya is worth it, and it definitely couldn't hurt anything.... I'm so proud of her and how far she has come. We still have a ways to go and Rhiya might always be a work in progress, but she seems to be less nervous on walks which is all I wanted for her.
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