Greetings from the Mattei Family - Matt, Ben and Leo. To report today:
Leo - doing great on the leash, doing his business outside
Ben - still a sweetheart.... but wants absolutely nothing to do with Leo.
Family Time - FAIL. Trying to get the boys to say hi to each other. So, because I'm terrified that Ben is going to attack Leo, I tried a mesh muzzle on Ben. Well, he wanted nothing to do with Leo - he's ok with the muzzle, but doesn't even want to acknowledge Leo. So, Leo went back in the pen and Ben and I (sans muzzle) sat on the other side, while Leo poked his nose/paws through. Ben sat on my lap constantly looking away from Leo. He finally went to his bed. I took out Leo again and we sat near Ben. Ben sat in his bed with his head turned away from us the entire time.
I know it's just Day #2, but I worry that as each day goes on, they will grow farther and farther apart. Here's the thing, I don't think Ben is threatened by Leo, but scared of him.
So, tomorrow, we try again. Every day better, as my Uncle Aldo used to say!