Siena Updates...

Shirley sent me the following updates on Siena...

September 29, 2013 -

"Hi! We are all doing great! I am so pleased and happy. Siena is the best ever. She follows a schedule willingly, loves playing with Onyx, and sleeps all night. We do dominance training each day, play with the big dogs, play in the play pen yard/like an x-pen......it comes inside in rain and out on the patio when it's nice...I am always there..., walk in the grass..pee and poop....eat in the crate...she loves that, as the big dogs eat in theirs at the same time, and personal loving at nite'.
I want to thank you for such a sweet girl. It's funny...She chases Onyx to play and chews all over her. Onyx doesn't care! These dynamics have surprised me. I am so happy. And I am proud of James. He has taught her to be submissive without any harm to Siena.

God has been good to me.

Thanks for a wonderful girl.

SMM"

September 23, 2013 - 

"This will probably come as 'old hat' to most of you, but to me it was a revelation! I recently, last Saturday, acquired a new little girl, JLS Siena's Black Fig Dessert. This is is the sixth dal I have owned. The new one always fit into the family, but not without frustration: sleepless nights, chewed furniture, reprimanding the other dogs, etc. I made so many mistakes, I can't list all of them. And, I was so stressed. This time I decided to do it right. I spent several hours with Julia Soukup at her place watching her tactics with puppies and my older dogs.

I couldn't believe my eyes. It was like magic. She knows what she is doing.

But, Could I do it? I'm the 'other end of the leash' person. No confidence or knowledge. The dogs know this.

However, we've all been home for three days and Julia's method is working.

I have followed it to a 'T'. It has been a pleasure at long last to be in control. My older dogs have become protective, instead of jealous, of the puppy already. A friend who has come to my house and stayed overnight many times came to see Siena and James Brown and Onyx would not let her near the pup.

My dogs love my friend, but Siena was theirs to protect. My point being, if any of you have had this problem of introducing your new puppy to the rest of the gang, talk to Julia.

Shirley May"