The lady has been gone a lot. All day yesterday and most of today. I got a walk yesterday- on a leash the whole time, but I was good and heeled when she told me too, but some smells were too tempting not to smell. I was bored and though I didn't dig, I did destroy everything in the recycle garbage on Wednesday. Today when she returned home, she took Shasta and me for a walk and I was a perfect angel.
She brings two balls to the park, but usually only throws one for us to race after. Shasta is super competitive. I'm faster than she is, but she goes all out and I'm happy to follow, unless the ball is closer to me, and then I race for it. Right before the lady throws it, she looks us in the eye and tells us who should get it. If Shasta doesn't try to 'herd' me, I'll bring it back to or near the lady. She calls Shasta the clean up crew as she grabs the ball I bring back and drops it at the lady's feet. Sometimes I'll surprise the lady and drop it in her hand. I always get lots of happy sounds from the lady when I do this and sometimes I even let her pet me and ruff up my scruff. Today was fun because the lady sat down in the grass and had us bring the ball and drop it on her lap.
The lady is being careful with me because I jumped another dog at the dog park. He was a little cocker spaniel and I thought he was acting weak and that made me feel like acting tough. I didn't know he had a bodyguard in the shape of a Malamute Husky. This dog rushed me, grabbed me by my scruff and tossed me like a rag. He didn't want to fight, but he definitely wanted me to stop what I was doing. And I did !!! But after about 5 minutes I went back to that little dog, but he huddled down between his man's feet and I couldn't get to him nor would I let the lady catch me. Again, the Husky rushed me and knocked me off my feet. But he got hurt when he ran into me. I am pretty solid and didn't mean to hurt him, but he was limping after running into me. The lady talked to the man and then she caught me and we left. She said we can only go back when there aren't dogs there, at least for awhile. She makes me sit and be still whenever another dog is around and I have to let them smell me. So embarrassing, but I'm not as worried about them attacking me.
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