Good day yesterday. Lots and lots of walks and play time. We had one small incident of growling, so R put him firmly on the floor, said no and gave him a time out.

He is drinking his water now and quite regularly. No accidents-yet. He is a bit afraid of the yard still, so I go out with him or wait at the door. One thing that helps is that the Rott mix in the back is out in his yard and Jake gets very excited and starts to run. The other dog is very friendly and gets excited, so they seem to be friends although separated by a fence.

We had some good walks and he was badly frightened by a stone lion at the end of a drive. No amount of coaxing could get him to walk by it, so we gave that up and left that challenge for another day.

I had to put him back in his crate while I had my coffee and breakfast, now I need to do chores and off we go again!