He is officially dog-socialized.
Last Sunday, I took him on his first trip to PetsMart. I knew the second we got out of the car that
it would be terrible. He barked at
every. single. person we saw. I grabbed
a couple of things in a couple of aisles and headed to the front to get in
line. I was terribly embarrassed – we haven’t
gotten to nuisance barking in dog training yet!
And then. There was
the biggest pit bull I have ever seen.
Now, I am not afraid of pit bulls.
But this guy was large. He could have taken my puppy's head off in one chomp. Gibbs shut his mouth, approached
politely, and introduced himself. Wagged his little tail the whole time.
So, he is still afraid of people, but does great with other
dogs.
It is a start.
Here is his official Five Months Old Portrait:
I think he is starting another growth spurt!
Here is his official Five Months Old Portrait:
I think he is starting another growth spurt!
2 comments:
That is good! Most people I know who have dogs can't take them to dog parks or activities with other dogs because they aren't socialized well with other dogs.
We take Wrigley to daycare at least once a week. It helps her burn off some of her seemingly-endless energy and keeps her socialized. We've taken Daisy a few times (when her knees weren't bothering her as much) and she has fun too. I just wish we had taken Rufus when he was younger--maybe he wouldn't be so anti-social now.
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