Last night we went to Paul’s after fire. I was thrilled to see the fire crackling when we arrived. Dylan, however, was not happy. He decided that it was safest to hide under the dining room table as far away from the fire place as possible. I decided it was time to get the clicker out again. We used our homemade target stick to help Dylan gain some confidence around the fire. Dylan doesn’t quite understand that he is supposed to touch the green end. I haven’t been that picky when I used it in the past. As long as he touches the stick, he gets a click and a treat! It wasn’t long before he was leaning over the hearth to touch the stick - right near the crackling fire. The rest of the evening, his tail was wagging! He avoids going too close to the fire but at least he isn’t hiding! Guess we’ll be working on this again this winter! Hopefully one of these days he will realize that the fireplace really isn’t scary!!