well, things are going a little better, I was able to walk Boomer around outside our front door without him flopping over onto his side to pretend like he was dying. I still have it on him loose enough for him to escape, but will be gradually tightening it up to where it should be. At this point I'm beginning to consider possibly bringing him along to my husband's softball games when it gets warmer. Perhaps it would help him come out of his scaredy-shell What do you think? Do any of you take your furry friends to events?