Finally we are making it. 

The little beagle (Boomer) just hated riding in the back of the pickup.   I don’t know if he was afraid we would dump him off somewhere or if he would fall out. 

Its taken lots of work….he wanted to ride up front.  But not enough room with Terry, I, and two dogs.  Since this is the truck that goes to the rivers and up to check on things like head gates and other farm related activity Boomer had to learn to go.

 Or stay home.

Staying home was N.O.T. F.U.N.  He was howling the whole time until we got back. 

So….If Fuzzy will get in first then Boomer will get in. 

If Fuzzy will let Boomer look out the SAME side of the truck AT the SAME time, then Boomer got so he didn’t just lie down in the truck and try to hide his eyes.

Gradually we’ve made it.  Fuzzy (who hates to have his photo taken) showed Boomer (who wants to be ANYWHERE there is a camera) that the back of the truck is cool.  There are neat things to see, fun smells to smell and no one is going to dump you out because no one is dumping out Fuzzy.

—When we got Fuzzy we had trouble getting Fuzzy to ride in the car—but that is another story for another time.

After we got Boomer to ride…we had to teach him to STAY!  (Just because the truck STOPS it doesn’t mean you can jump out!)   After several times of him really listening and not panicking I can say I think we’ve made it.

Boomer is now moving into being a good farm dog.  I’m sure we will have to work with him as we do more and more farming activities, but he is smart so I’m sure we will make it.

(Cows were terrifying also, but he doesn’t chase them and has stopped barking at them when they come close to the yard).

Linda