Maybe play some fun games near The Door with no pressure to go through (obviously at a time other that toilet time), so fun game with treats or toys then back off and do something else or just back off and chill. Gradually get nearer to The Door then involve a game that might pass through it...
We too live in farming country, there will always be rats about and I don't really mind them, just rather they don't take up home under my shed. I appreciate, though, they are pests on a farm.
We had them under the shed... pest control put poison down. They still come and go but I don't think they're living in our garden.
A chap who shoots at the club has the most cute 17 month old Jack Russel called Suzy 3 (he's previously had Suzy 1 and Suzy 2), he was proudly telling me "she...
Owe nowe Roobin. Soz yoo lost yor bol too.
Mum got me sum nyoo wons. Not plaide with them yet.
I sniffd Remy at Skool tooniyte. He is a yelowe-but-reelly-red Labbadore. Juss a kwik sniff. Neva growld or teethd at him. Feein braive. Miyte av anuvva sniff next week.
- Meg(an) Sparkle (4th Best...
Lost me bol agen n mum sez it's too far to reach. Am reely sad nowe. Styoopid fenss. She did saiye she woz gowing to the shop toodaiye an will biye anutha. Not the saiyme thowe.
- Meg(an) Sparkle (4th Best Collie)
Oh we do the MuddyPawsInTheHouseEspeciallyTheBigBed every day that the garden is wet, and boy is it muddy right now! Bit Norty standin on the plants though, Lads... not sure about that one.
- Coco
Losst me bol throo the fenss. Bownssd off me nowez. Mum did reech in an get it bak with hur chukkee stick. Got muddee so had a rub wiv a big towle.
- Meg(an) Sparkle (4th Best Collie)
Thaiye are grate, GGJ. mum sez HEEBAY. She sed "meedyum" bol a bit smol so she will get bigga wons. I fink meedym is ok. mum sez i miyte swollowe it. Sed thaiye wer to yooz at vets!!!! I downt think sowe mum.
She just stuk a fyoo of ower kibblee bits in - ded speshal it woz.
- Meg(an) Sparkle...