Kayt and Inky:

THANK YOU!! Just an update…I had an appointment on Friday with two awesome behaviorists. It was intense and I learned SO much. I’ve been implementing my new tools and Nugget has started using the treadmill. 🙂 I know now that Nugget was really confused about what he was supposed to be doing because I was not being a leader to him. We won’t do a 180 overnight or even over a weekend, but I am really hopeful that our relationship (mine and Nugget’s) will become stronger than ever. I also feel some growing confidence within myself just because of how I am handling my dog differently. So Nugget is my focus right now, and even with that being said, my boyfriend and I had a pretty great weekend together. He realizes he is not being supportive and so right now we just don’t discuss Nugget much. I know this isn’t a solution….at some point we are obviously going to have to figure it out. If things continue to progress as they are with Nugget, he will be with me forever. And I will not allow someone to mistreat my dog or set him back. So I’m hoping that boyfriend will be on board with a little time and positivity from my end. If not, it will be super hard because of the feelings I’ve developed but I know I deserve more than someone who would either not respect how I want my dog to be treated or pressure me to get rid of him.