Great to hear your making progress! We took in a dog who had been found in the desert, here in El Paso. Her name is Mysty. She is a 50 lb Pit/ and possibly Dalmatian or Boarder Collie as she liked to heard our other dog around by nipping at her heels at times, and trying to heard the cats as well. We crated her and it became her little indoor den. She goes in it by herself and chills out. Less and less do we lock her in there when we are away. When we got her she was about 1 year old, and still had a lot of puppy left in her. She’s 3 now and a very loving, and sweet Dog! She was quite a handful at first though! Good luck with Buford!
Thanks for the words of encouragement. I needed it today....