Dandy working = some tender time...

My husband was sitting out on the deck and Dandy came out looking for some attention. My husband sat on the deck to see what Dandy would do next and true to Dandy, when he's conflicted it's time to find a baby to help him work through his conflict.  Dandy went inside and found this baby and was up for some work of taking risks and building trust.  This is a routine that we frequently go through with Dandy as he really is an affectionate dog, he just continues to struggle with his inner conflict around trusting that he can seek out attention and that all will be ok.

Dandy backed in as a way to start his process of getting pets and touching 

After a bit of time, it was time to work on trust and in came the kisses and ear rubs.

That worked well and it was time for some side face stroking/touching, something we are working on with Dandy

A break was given to Dandy by my husband moving his face away from Dandy. This is something Dandy often needs as that much intensity results in Dandy moving away.

So far so good, you can see the start of furrow in his brows, the soft eyes and his body is now sideways against my husband, not backed in.

Resting while still getting ear, back and neck touching.  All in all a good exercise and confidence builder for Dandy!