i'm naturally anxious and i've only walked with lily three times but i relaxed and took the leash off, and i immediately felt that easement of anxiety, that spring-welling of joy. she was a bit anxious too when i opened the door, and when we started across spider bridge, so i took her little self in my arms and hugged her across, and then we played and ran wild. sometimes she would linger and i would just walk on and then she would follow and we ran and chased each other again. i thought i couldn't get there because we so rarely walk, that we wouldn't be able to relax enough to make that trust, but i found it was already there, i just had to trust, and lily naturally already knew.