Running Free...

Feb 21, 2011

We went to the cottage for a few days and it was fun! Mom said that since there were no other people and cars around I could be free from the leash like the other dogs. Mom sure was surprised at how fast I can run! She had to chase me for a long way. I kept just out of reach, but waited to keep her in sight. It was a fun game. When she finally caught up to me she scooped me up and tucked me in her coat and carried me all the way home. She was kinda hot and sweaty, but she didn't get mad or anything. She said that was the end of our little experiment, whatever that means. Apparently I'm not ever allowed outside of my fenced yard without my harness and leash safely in a person's hand.

I met new people at the cottage too. Although they were nice, I was so frightened when the man picked me up and held me on my back like a baby that I panicked, he was trying to put me on the floor without dropping me, but I didn't know that and I bit him. I didn't hurt him, but Mom says I definitely shouldn't live in a house with children which suits me fine because I don't like sudden movements or loud noises.

I was nervous in this new place and when I'm anxious I go around and around in circles like I used to when I was kept in a cage all the time. After a day or so I started to relax more since my dog friends seemed to like these people and I learned that I was safe.