Grey's castration one week on

People who know Grey have commented on what a changed dog he is lately. I think it's too soon after the op to put it all down to the castration. He had also started to change in his behaviour in the weeks running up to the op too. So I reckon it's a combination of things coming at the same time. Grey seems to have turned a corner in hi behaviour and energy levels. He no longer greets people at home by jumping rudely up at them or me. He does a new move of sitting in front, turning round so he's sitting backwards and puts his chin up to gaze lovingly at them eliciting chin rubs and he leans into their legs and if it goes really well he might end up sliding down to the floor for a belly rub!

I think my own behaviour and body language towards him has also changed, so as a consequence his general behaviour has modified. He's generally a very much calmer dog and has since the op developed into a real cuddle monster. We have a lot of people staying at the house at the moment including a baby. He's taken it all in his stride and has coped with all the new noises and activity. We moved a sofa into the dining room where we spend a lot of time now and he's taken up residence on there with a fleecey blanket and likes nothing more than to lie squished up next to someone on it.

If this is the sign of the new manageable Grey I feel really positive and proud of him.

His wound is healing up nicely. He's not had a buster collar on and didn't lick his wound much at all. His scrtoum is shrinking away nicely. It doesn't look that attractive at the moment! But then who's looking!?

Yesterday we took him up to London in the car to visit a few shops in Islington. He was allowed in all the shops and he was so well behaved and managed brilliantly. His fear period seems to have come to an end, thank god. He was on the halti and more or less walks nicely on it. It's no great love affair with the head collar, but he's manageable. We're awaiting delivery of the Dogmatic which should be sturdyier and fit him better under the eyes.

He's been on strict lead walks only all week, which I think have also done him good. It's broken the link that a walk means pull until you get to the free offlead romp. I'm going to take him for a free running bit this morning. Tomorrow we have a first training session with Charlie. Looking forward to his opinion.