O Jade, why are you so stubborn?!

Well I have had Jade for just under 2 months now and she is definitely making progress! Still unsure of new people, still a bit skiddish and as stubborn as ever!!!! We went up to my boyfriends cabin for the weekend we a group of family & friends and 3 other dogs! All of them are under 3 years old and super playful. The cabin is on a lake so of course Jade loved that. Unfortunately I think Jade was very overwhelmed. There was a lot of people she had never met in a place she had never been. Every time we would go down to the lake I would try to let her off the leash to play but she would always wander too far and not listen when I called her back, so back on the leash she went every single time! I swear she sits there and laughs at me when I get frustrated! Everyone would try and give her love and affection but she was so scared and it took so much coaxing to get her to let people pet her. One night at dinner I honestly think I had to get up and put her back on her bed at least 15 times....O Jade you are lucky you are so cute! She is just so so stubborn, she tests me like crazy when she doesn't want to do what I would like her to do.

On a positive note when I first brought Jade home she wouldn't go anywhere near my boyfriend, she was terrified of him! Now she is giving him kisses and wants love and to be pet and snugged by him! She is starting to learn who my friends and family are and its so neat to see her getting excited to see the people she knows. She is also getting more and more affectionate everyday. She is starting to give kisses now, which by the way are the cutest littlest kisses ever, and she loves to rest her head in your lap and have her ears rubbed. She is the most affectionate in the morning, she just can't get enough and would snug with you all day if you she could.

She also loves her bed and knows that her bed and whatever room it is in is her safe place. It took a few weeks to get her to really like her bed and to sleep in it on a regular basis but now she loves it. At the cabin when she got overwhelmed or tired she would just wander into the bedroom where her bed was and go lay down. Even at home when she gets tired at night she just heads into the bedroom to sleep. It is great that she knows her bed and that where it is is her safe place, like a Jade sanctuary!

Jade enjoying her comfy cozy bed!

Training a rescue dog is so so different than training a puppy. They don't know the rules and boundaries yet like a puppy but an adult rescue dog is much more independent and stubborn than a puppy. But the reward is so much greater as they learn and improve! Jade will be an amazing dog and friend and she is doing so incredibly well. We have a lot of work still to do and I'm sure she will continue to test my patience for a while but I sure love my little Jade!!!