Friday, July 30, 2010

Panda is Improving

Panda has had some big improvements lately. She was taken off of the Anxiety Medications and placed on natural Asian Herbs to help her uneasiness.
Every day I pick her up and set her on my lap for a while. I give her a back massage while she rest. She now sits on my lap without trying to bolt. I don't restrain her while she is sitting at all. When I move her forward to move next to me she slowly walks away and sits quietly on the sofa. No more frantic running!!!! I always try to baby talk her when approaching and use a command when lifting her to give her some warning of me picking her up. I groomed her recently and she didn't have extreme fear like she did before. Soon, Panda will have some adventures in public. She's been in foster care since October so I think enough time has passed to push her a little further. We'll see what happens next!