Good news!

Today's puppy kindergarten class went extremely well. We had an excellent teacher who led the group with knowledge and confidence. Trigger was a little nervous at first but there was no hard staring or snarking at others. He went nose to nose or butt with several little puppies and Peppino, a tiny adult chihuahua who was the demo dog. Trigger even started to get a little bit playful with a few puppies.
He was also very pleased to meet a variety of children and adults during class. We are incredibly relieved to see so much progress so soon. His car riding fear/sickness also seems to have resolved. He relaxed very happily in his crate today during the drive to and from class.
I know that he is going to be just fine now. Tomorrow he has a puppy socialization hour at Planet Pooch and another at Pet Food Express. Every day I will be taking his somewhere for new experiences. Next friday morning we will return to the school yard during the children's recess and gauge how much progress he has made since the week before.