Today, I took out Hanna again, the dog I walked on Thursday. She seemed more nervous today; she basically kept her nose planted to the ground the whole time we walked, and as soon as she saw another dog or came near another dog, she started whimpering and crying. I didn't have her out too long as everytime we came near the kennels, it seemed that she wanted to go back. But once I put her back, she would stand on her hind legs and look at me with her sad eyes; I think she wanted company in there. Poor baby...
Next up: Chewy! Chewy is an adorable, young, pudgy Lab mix. At first, he kept barking
because he wanted to go out. Once I had him on his leash, he nearly pulled my arm off as soon as we got outside! Definitely a very strong, excitable dog. I kept trying to keep him by my side in an attempt to train him to walk better, which was successful for about ten seconds before he took off and dragged me along behind him. Apart from the pulling, Chewy was a great, affectionate dog. When I played fetch with him, he eagerly retrieved the ball and brought it back to me, dropping it at my feet with his tail wagging the whole time. One time, after returning to me, he dropped the ball and lay down. As soon as I started petting him he rolled over onto his back and growled playfully as I rubbed his belly.He also responded well to direction. He's the only dog there I've ever gotten to sit on command when there wasn't a treat dangling from my hand. He lives up to his name, though; when I tried to introduce him to a brush so I could groom him, he instantly thought it was a new toy and grabbed it in his mouth. I had to tell him to drop it multiple times before he let go. Even so, as soon as I walked away to get something else, I saw him jump up and try to grab the brush again from the place I left it. Sneaky!
Blaaahhh....I really want my own dog!
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