Yesterday my sitter came. I let her in the front door and we sat down. She accross the room from me. She had the treats by her. Then my husband came in carrying one of the dogs and the other two followed him. This part of the house isn't their part so it's sorta neutral territory. Cami went to the sitter tail wagging and "wuffed" a little. But the sitter talked to her and Cami let herself be petted. The setter loves animals and she knew how to talk to them. The first treat was offered and Cami took hers right away. The other two Rio and Copper, then approached the sitter warily but both their tails were wagging. They took their treats. All backed away and ate, then the barking started.

They were offered another treat and they all took it. They then proceeded to start barking again. We let them bark a short while with the sitter talking to them the whole time. I didn't say anything. Then my husband picked up one of them and the other two followed him back into their part of the house. So, it went better than any of us expected. They didn't eat her. We will repeat this a time or two. Then let her walk into the rest of the house with the dogs and us. Kinda like from neutral territory crossing into their territory. We hope they will have developed a trust for her before we do this.

I'll keep you updated on this saga. Thanks for all your help.
Billye