161 days ago by naturebydawn | 72 views | 2 barks

Day at the Park

Maya's Mom says, "Maya went to the off-leash dog park for the first time this weekend.  We had a lot of fun.  The first thing Maya did, however, was knock over a 2 year old.  Maya has not learned not to jump on strangers.  She doesn't jump on me, but she jumps on anyone else every chance she gets.  And Maya, not realizing how big she is getting, practically tackled the 2 year old.  The 2 year old was not hurt and didn't even cry.  But I kept a very close guard on Maya for the rest of the afternoon.

"Maya did not stray far from me which is not what I expected.  I expected her to take off in a run.  She ran, but she never went far from me and almost always came when I called.  Good girl, Maya!!

"The best fun we had at the dog park was when Maya went swimming for the first time.  Not realizing how deap the water was, Maya ran right in and immediately went under.  For a brief second, I thought I was going to have to dive in after her.  But she came back up.  She was a bit more cautious the next time she went in the water, but by the end of the afternoon she had gotten a hang of the whole swimming thing.  She even fetched toys and sticks from the water!  Sephi is not a water dog so I am glad that I had at least one dog who did not smell like wet-dog on the ride home, but I am also glad that I have one dog who really loves to play in the water."

Maya says, "Mommy took me in the car again on a long car ride.  I don't care for riding in the car like Sephi does but this time the trip was worth while.  We went to this big park where Mommy let me run around without a leash.  There were lots of other people and other dogs there and I made an effort to greet every single one of them!  And everyone seemed as glad to meet me as I was to meet them.  Mom is right, I must be one very cute puppy.

"I also went swimming for the first time while at the park.  There was a scary moment when I went completely underwater, but I quickly learned to keep my head above water.  It was so much fun.  I can't wait until Mommy takes me to this park again.  Maybe it will even help me learn to love riding in the car."