The journey home from the dog shelter was a very anxious one, I don’t drive out of personal preference so this meant taking Fig home on public transport.
Looking back on it the journey was fairly uneventful although it would be fair to say that Fig was frightened. His tail is curly and sits above his body but on this journey it remained under his body. He also cowered quite a bit by slinking low to the ground.
He had been in the dog shelter for a few months so I guess it is not surprising that all that strange noise and commotion made him very anxious. I thought that it was extremely important to start the relationship off right so on the way home we allowed Fig explore, experience all the new sensations and provide him with positive reinforcement/encouragement as we went along to help guide him with what was acceptable behavior and what was not.
We were fortunate in that there were no incidents of Fig making a mess on on any of the vehicles which knowing what I know about him now was a blessing and a miracle. Although were all nervous on the journey come it seemed that our relationships were getting off to a good start.
The advice in our trusty dog training manual seemed to be bearing fruits from the off but would it continue?
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