Great Progress!

I had been taking Minden on short walks on a short leash for the past 4 days and she generally has seemed very curious about seeing what the outside world smells like. So even though she still generally will not approach any one in the house, she likes to stay close on the leash as I think it gives her a little feeling of security (being on the leash) venturing out to unknown territories.

So I left for a bike ride today and Minden apparently was a bit distraught that I left without her. This was pretty encouraging to me now that I know we have some sort of bond and are getting close to some sort of understanding, which is: Leave me alone unless you are at the front door, then we'll talk.

So to get Minden to come to me all I have to do is open the front door, close it and sit down. Then she will approach me and let me massage her ears. She won't leave either until I go somewhere else or take her for a walk. So apparently we've got myself and door associated with something pretty good. Minden is a tough nut to crack, but we're getting closer. The odd thing still is that she runs from me pretty much every where else in the house, but if I change rooms she gets up to check where I am.

Here's some pics of her outside to show better how she's looking.