Will,

I think you switched my dogs when you saw them last. These are not the same animals you left 2 weeks ago!!  Murphy is coming out of his shell a lot and I've even heard a few barks from him as well, but appropriately, not like my little Rita.  Rita is actually doing much better with the barking or lack there of and her lunging at trucks is almost completely stopped!! I have discovered she responds much better to a firmer hand than I was using with her previously and now we enjoy our walks much more and I look forward to walking them twice daily.  Oh and twice daily walks have had a great improvement as well and I love clipping the two leashes together.  That is a godsend!

I have been doing training with them each evening.  Mostly on sit and down and on and off the couch/bed etc.  It's going slowly and Murphy is great when in the middle of training but I need to work with him and Rita more when not only in the living room each evening.  It's still going forward and I can definitely see the confidence building in Murphy each day! Thank You.