Callie is gradually coming out of her shell. In the morning she will become impatient with me because I need to use the bathroom and put on my robe and slippers before I feed the dogs. She will stand in the doorway and bark at me while wagging her tail and grinning at me. She is extremely food motivated! I think it is her favorite time of the day. She now plays with our little Goldie more openly. At first she would stop playing the instant she saw someone watching her that wasn't four legged. Callie still only plays with Goldie in our bedroom though. Maybe she thinks the other dogs will try to play with them and she's not ready for that yet.

She still has one behavior issue that we are trying to deal with. We had some severe thunderstorms lately and now she puts on all the stops when we want to take her out to potty after dark. She noticed some heat lightening and ran back to the door. Now we have to put a leash on her and lead her out after dark and sometimes she doesn't cooperate with that. It would not be a big deal but now she is using our living room as her potty during the night. I'm going to try giving her some "Rescue Remedy" about a half hour before bed and see if that helps her have courage to go outside.

Callie reminds me of Lady Britt and how afraid she was of everything at first. I'm hopeful that Callie will overcome her fears with patience and love. We will continue to take one step at a time and be thankful for little victories.