@Sankari I am so glad he is ok! What a relief! What a sneaky boy with his selective hearing for English 😂
What Did You Do With Your Dog(s) Today?
I thought this would be a fun topic, and it’s evergreen.
We went to a preserve. This is Okehocking Preserve in Newtown Square, PA.
Anyone else want to share?
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We went to a preserve. This is Okehocking Preserve in Newtown Square, PA.
Anyone else want to share?
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We traveled yesterday for a celebration of life for a close friend’s father - awesome guy, he had a wonderful life and was 90! I needed to place Bitsy at day care for the day. I’ve posted before about my apprehension regarding day care just because of the germs other people bring into it, knowingly or unknowingly. (It’s not a commentary on the day care I choose at all, which I think does a lovely job). So I’m still waiting to see if there will be any consequences for Bits. I certainly hope not.
Here she is having a wonderful time. I asked the staff to observe her play with the other dogs, because she loves everyone and everything and can be exuberant. I want to make sure she learns to stop bugging other dogs when they give indications. The staff gave me a “report card” for her and said she responded very appropriately when other dogs gave her signals that she needed to dial it back. Her best friends for the day were a Saint Bernard and a a Lab.
I wanted her to tell me all about her day when we got home 😉 but she was sacked out.
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Here she is having a wonderful time. I asked the staff to observe her play with the other dogs, because she loves everyone and everything and can be exuberant. I want to make sure she learns to stop bugging other dogs when they give indications. The staff gave me a “report card” for her and said she responded very appropriately when other dogs gave her signals that she needed to dial it back. Her best friends for the day were a Saint Bernard and a a Lab.
I wanted her to tell me all about her day when we got home 😉 but she was sacked out.
We have had a fun couple of days. First, one of my friends from my hometown came to visit and the weather was really nice so we spent time by the pool. Bitsy usually sleeps a few hours during the day, but she wanted to be one of the girls and hanging out, so she was a pool dog all day. At around 4 p.m. she could barely keep her eyes open - it was so cute. But she insisted on hanging out, total FOMO. She’s shaping up to be a great pool dog this summer and that makes me so happy. She is pleased to just hang out in the shade with a nice breeze and observe the yard, keeping us company. And she swims now and then, to retrieve a stick or bumper, or just for fun. It’s great and what I always hoped for her, to enjoy the yard that much. My friend brought some gourmet dog cookies for Bits and she loved those also.
BUT she did not love them as much as … the snake skin that she found this morning! “What’s in your mouth? Oh, EW.” I’m telling you if someone made a snake-flavored treat, I’d buy it.
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Then today we went to a favorite park and Bits ran the bases, mostly in the wrong direction and the wrong order, but she still loves it, just rips right around the diamond. And also we continue to help the maintenance crew keep the park clean! She found a child’s sand shovel that she proudly carried all the way back to the car.
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BUT she did not love them as much as … the snake skin that she found this morning! “What’s in your mouth? Oh, EW.” I’m telling you if someone made a snake-flavored treat, I’d buy it.
Then today we went to a favorite park and Bits ran the bases, mostly in the wrong direction and the wrong order, but she still loves it, just rips right around the diamond. And also we continue to help the maintenance crew keep the park clean! She found a child’s sand shovel that she proudly carried all the way back to the car.
The Devon Horse Show started today and we went over for a couple of hours this morning to get exposure to lots and lots of stimuli. We've been to the show grounds before for smaller events, but this is the real deal famous invitational (for most of the classes, you have to be among the best in the country to qualify, this requires campaigning all year). It's also got a fair attached it, so there's an arcade and a Ferris wheel.
Bits did really well - a little spooky at some new things to see, but if we just hang out in a spooky space and get used to the environment for a few minutes, she quickly builds confidence. Plus treats obviously.
She received pets from toddlers and seniors and everyone in between and she loved it.
Isn't there always a BUT though ...
BUT someone had a dog there that was very aggressive. Bitsy was at my heel in a sit and receiving pets from some seniors when it walked by and lunged at her, and not to say hello, it was on the offensive. Its teenaged handler barely grabbed it before it made contact. Bitsy was unfazed, but it was 100% not cool. What's even more uncool is that it happened AGAIN when the dog got too close to use one more time. Again, my dog was at my heel, minding her own business, on a very short lead in my control and in her own space, and again it lunged right at us, this time from behind. Why they would have a dog like that at an event like that is utterly beyond me. I'm so glad we were unharmed.
The dog looked like a wild boar to me, that was its shape. I have a pic of it. Someone said maybe Chow/Akita mix and another said maybe Shar Pei. Whatever it was it was in a comfy harness enabling it to angrily lunge in any direction it pleased.
Back to my sweet girl, being awesome and raking in the compliments from strangers 🥰 We left before the day/the pavement heated up.
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Bits did really well - a little spooky at some new things to see, but if we just hang out in a spooky space and get used to the environment for a few minutes, she quickly builds confidence. Plus treats obviously.
She received pets from toddlers and seniors and everyone in between and she loved it.
Isn't there always a BUT though ...
BUT someone had a dog there that was very aggressive. Bitsy was at my heel in a sit and receiving pets from some seniors when it walked by and lunged at her, and not to say hello, it was on the offensive. Its teenaged handler barely grabbed it before it made contact. Bitsy was unfazed, but it was 100% not cool. What's even more uncool is that it happened AGAIN when the dog got too close to use one more time. Again, my dog was at my heel, minding her own business, on a very short lead in my control and in her own space, and again it lunged right at us, this time from behind. Why they would have a dog like that at an event like that is utterly beyond me. I'm so glad we were unharmed.
The dog looked like a wild boar to me, that was its shape. I have a pic of it. Someone said maybe Chow/Akita mix and another said maybe Shar Pei. Whatever it was it was in a comfy harness enabling it to angrily lunge in any direction it pleased.
Back to my sweet girl, being awesome and raking in the compliments from strangers 🥰 We left before the day/the pavement heated up.
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