My Trainer/Friend (who is also an awesome cellist and song-writer) came to the house with several different training collars, and we tried them all on Tippy to find the one she (and I) was more comfortable with. Then we walked around, then added one other dog walking with us, and then another. We let the dogs sniff each other and get aquainted. Then we went to a field and let them run around together.
We will be doing more “socialization” but the first lesson was an amazing success.
Bravo to Tippy for a job well done!