lostforgottensoul
MyPTSD Pro
we load up in the car without vest
I can't do this as I have a small 2 door car that is a stick shift so he can't be in the front passenger seat as he steps all over the gear shift and almost caused an accident once that way. Even with his seat belt clip on. So what I do is vest him just before we go out to the car. It is the last thing I put on him and right away we are walking outside.
Normally, the first thing I do when I come in is take his vest off but had a handful and just forgot. I am sure it will become second nature to us both and I'm sure I will do that again many times. But I can see how it works in the brain as I know that dogs connect things like a vest, a harness, a collar to working just like they do with a leash going out or really many things. And if they can lounge in it, how that will make them lax off on the job.
At this point he isn't connecting it with anything as we are just starting public access and putting it on. And he isn't yet alerting much out. I am just trying to get him comfortable with being out so that he can start to do alerts and other tasks out. And him just being with me helps.
None of this is super easy or obvious.
No! I agree there! It's actually very hard but the benefits out weigh it by 10 fold!