When Zora and I first arrived at the hotel for Clicker Expo on Thursday, Zora refused to go in the elevator. This was a problem as our room was on the 7th floor and the expo was on the 2nd floor. So for the first day I carried her on and off the elevator. It’s a good thing she’s small.

Saturday morning Zora OFFERED the ‘go in the elevator’ behavior. She clearly was scared and anxious, but she CHOSE to go in on her own. He tail was down and she was refusing treats, he body language said “stressed!”, but she repeated this throughout the day. By mid afternoon she was running in the elevator, tail up and wagging! She was still refusing treats while the elevator was moving, but she was much happier about the whole experience. She is such a brilliant puggle!