Our house has lots of stairs, which are sometimes a bit scary to hounds who aren't used to them. When Royal first got here, he could do the carpeted indoor stairs slowly and very awkwardly, but he was too scared to try the open-backed stairs to the back yard. Now he bounds up and down all of the stairs like he's been doing it forever!
Sunday afternoon we took Royal and our resident hound LaLa out on the town. We went for a walk across the Walnut Street bridge. He saw lots of different people and dogs and did really well. He pulled on his leash for the first few minutes - probably because he was excited to see so many new and different things - but then calmed down and walked right next to me. We also went to a local doggie bakery for homemade bacon and cheese treats. He really liked those! Lastly, we took the hounds to a local restaurant where dogs are allowed on the patio. Royal was just about perfect at the restaurant. He laid down right next to our table and didn't try to steal or beg for any food. :-)
He still has some separation anxiety, but even that is improving a little each day. Below are some pictures of Royal being cute. He's such a sweet, handsome, happy boy!
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