Rodney is doing very well. His year anniversary with us will be next month. He’s stopped cowering when ticked off for being a bit naughty, especially when digging big holes in the raised beds in the garden, so I believe he now feels safe with us. His lead walking is still a bit of a mare. He walks lovely until he sees another dog, or cat, then he literally screams to say hello, which we love to let him do, but most other owners round here are scared as he’s so big.
We did have a problem with him earlier in the year when things looked dicey. He didn’t take to my daughter when she came home from uni. It was a bit stressful as he was horrible to her. Fortunately, for Rodney, the rest of the house voted against me and we worked on his behaviour. He’s now fine with her. All in all, it’s been a bit of a rollercoaster but we love the bones of him. He’s currently laying on my feet because he thinks he’s getting the dregs of my weetbix :)