I have found a brilliant new tactic for getting Michelle out of her house. She's very timid and hates being lifted but loves playing out. Unfortunately her house is 3ft off the ground!
We used to have a mega battle getting her out - she would kick and struggle and growl.
Now, I open the door and say "playing out time" and she comes to the door. She has to brace herself for being picked up so she often runs back to her bed a few times before she's ready but I just wait for her now and eventually when she's feeling brave she'll sit still and let me lift her out. When she wants to go back in she sits on the floor below her house and waits for me to get her.
It's now a joy to let her out where it was a chore before and it's so nice seeing her so relaxed and happy for a change. She even comes for nose rubs when she's out now which she would never do before. I think we're slowly overcoming Michelle's fear of hands!
We used to have a mega battle getting her out - she would kick and struggle and growl.
Now, I open the door and say "playing out time" and she comes to the door. She has to brace herself for being picked up so she often runs back to her bed a few times before she's ready but I just wait for her now and eventually when she's feeling brave she'll sit still and let me lift her out. When she wants to go back in she sits on the floor below her house and waits for me to get her.
It's now a joy to let her out where it was a chore before and it's so nice seeing her so relaxed and happy for a change. She even comes for nose rubs when she's out now which she would never do before. I think we're slowly overcoming Michelle's fear of hands!
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