E was inundated with guests Saturday evening. Paris was back (and he warmed up to her quickly again), but we also had a couple (Ethan and Nancy) and their 3 year old daughter, Zada.
Zada is the biggest dog lover in the world. Despite her attempts to be still and quiet, the urge to go kiss him was overwhelming and fortunately it happened about 10 minutes after she arrived so E had some time to get used to her. He was not happy with the new people, and asked to be held. He allowed Ethan to pet him, but didn't enjoy it. He would look at Ethan, though, which is good (ie, he's not so scared that he can't even look). Also, he continued to accept treats (including from Zada). When he's extremely stressed, he won't even accept his favorite treats.
So we're pushing him a bit, making him move out of his comfort zone, but not, as they say, "pushing him off a cliff" in terms of his fear. It's clear he just needs more of all of this.
All else continues to go well, including his inviting both me and Dennis to play (though we have not yet figured out how to play with him-- he doesn't know what to do with toys, and we don't want to encourage barking and "keep away" games.) When he does this, his whole body is energized and inviting, it's very endearing. His facial expression says, "Let's go!"
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