1st Ringcraft class tonight (gulp)

[katie94]

Please wish me luck, taking the semi-hairy Rufus for his first class tonight. Not sure what to expect from him apart from lot's of barking as he's a nervous boy at the best of times but he's slowly getting more confident.

[Cassie01]

Good luck 

Enjoy and have fun - I'm sure Rufus will 

[Ninasmum]

Hope it goes well tonight for you & Rufus 

[katie94]

Well, we stayed for about an hour by the end of which he had ventured out from under my chair where he'd taken refuge and started to eat treats out of various handlers hands! They seem to be very patient there and said they won't do anything with him that he's uncomfortable with. It's going to be a long slow process to gain his confidence etc but we'll get there eventually 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

Well, we stayed for about an hour by the end of which he had ventured out from under my chair where he'd taken refuge and started to eat treats out of various handlers hands! They seem to be very patient there and said they won't do anything with him that he's uncomfortable with. It's going to be a long slow process to gain his confidence etc but we'll get there eventually 

It all takes time, some get it quicker than others, the first few times you just need to go through the motions and get people stroking him.

[katie94]

Well, we stayed for about an hour by the end of which he had ventured out from under my chair where he'd taken refuge and started to eat treats out of various handlers hands! They seem to be very patient there and said they won't do anything with him that he's uncomfortable with. It's going to be a long slow process to gain his confidence etc but we'll get there eventually 

It all takes time, some get it quicker than others, the first few times you just need to go through the motions and get people stroking him.

Thanks Dippysy that's just want wanted to hear, although I'm seriously considering getting him a t-shirt saying " Please do not touch me, I'm nervous" to stop the other owners who "think" they know what they are doing from fussing him and trying to touch him, I've been warned about a couple of "in your face" owners who will do this there.  We've worked so hard to get him start to trust other people outside our home that I don't want to jeopardise this in anyway.