Puppy Power!

[jadecat]

So, awhile back we took Kyle to a Rabble Rouser class- the instructor was Janet Smith. Wonderful trainer, we learned a lot from her. We actually saw her at the dog park the other day - and she recognized Kyle as "Oh it's Crazy Dog!" yeah... On the other hand, he does do a good 'Crazy can't focus must RUN!!! DOGS!!' impression when we first get to the park.

The point- I'm still on her e-mail list and she's sent info on alldoggedup.com. There are nifty pins and t-shirts. Personally I like the Three Hot Bitches logo they've got. Plus the 'Alpha Bitch is Redundant,' 'I am not a Barbie Dog' and 'YOU rollover!' pins. :)
http://www.alldoggedup.com/buttons.html




Kyle has made some new friends at the dog park- including Sunny a 4 month old great dane puppy. Sunny is *already* taller than Kyle. He's gonna be huge. What's fun at the moment though is watching him run... see, he's got the puppy klutz thing goin' on. I also got to meet Bear, a 4 year old Eskie. I told his people that I was in love and offered to trade. They didn't seem to keen on the idea though. Oh well, they were still nice guys.

Last night Kyle got in a TON of running. Some people I met on a yahoo group were there- including a slightly large lab mix named Jalopy- isn't that a great name for a dog? So Jalopy, Sam, Loki, and Kyle all played tag. Every once in awhile we'd add a new dog to the group. It was fun. Not too chilly last night as long as the people kept moving, and the dogs barely stopped moving- so they were fine. We also didn't pause by the water - so fewer dogs tried to swim.

Was fun! And I so enjoy the after-park time when Kyle is so tired he can't run around the apartment- he just sits around looking happy. :)

Comments

[a-kosmos.livejournal.com]

I wish we had something like that for Sophie... I think she'd like getting to play with other dogs.

[jadecat.livejournal.com]

The thing I like about this one is that it's not just an open park- there are trees and a walking path through said trees. So if dogs don't get along they don't have to see each other. So that helps. I was honestly really worried about how Kyle would behave with the other dogs- and I must say, I've been shocked and thrilled with how well he does.

Sophie just looks beautiful in your icon. :) You should bring her to our dog park. ;) So it's a bit of a drive... *laughs*

[kateri-kachina.livejournal.com]

A tired dog is usually a supremely happy one too. :) Blackie is like that when he gets to roughhouse a bit with my cousin's dogs. He loves it so much, but he's also MUCH older than them, so he tuckers out faster. But, tuckered and sore as he is, he's still panting and grinning happily.