We’re enjoying a quiet, laid-back morning in the office.
I just had a nice chat with our son. That doesn’t sound like a big thing, but he’s in Koh Lanta, Thailand for a week and then will head back to Chiang Mai, where he lives now. When he left about two years ago now, he set up things so that we could readily communicate – a chat program, where we can type at each other in real time, leave messages, send pics, etc.: regular email, of course, if the chat program ever isn’t available; a Skype type program that is much better than Skype, where we can see each other and talk real time.
We are very lucky. We’re really close to our son and communicate almost every day in some fashion. He’s a good communicator, so it doesn’t seem as if he’s across the world from us. His friends sent some pics a couple of days ago. I would share them, but I promised both my son and my husband I wouldn’t post many pics of them. :0( (Amber doesn’t mind me posting pics, so you see her playing with a squeaky ball. She wants to chew on her toys in your LAP for some reason, which can be a bit disconcerting at times and causes us to be ever vigilant.) Brian was telling me how great it has been to ‘watch’ Amber grow from a fat puppy at 10 weeks and 16 pounds to what looks like a full grown dog now, at 6 mos. and over 62 pounds.
While I’m chatting with our son, my husband is working at the computer, trying to rebuild a sensor type driveway detector. And, to top off our nice morning, our friend, Carla, comes with her dog, Nikki, for a play date. Amber is just learning socialization skills, and Nikki is the perfect dog to put her in her place. There is a bit of growling on Nikki’s part, when Amber is too exuberant in her hellos right in her face, but that is a great way to show Amber the limits. Amber didn’t want to share her bowl of water, but with the encouragement of the three two-leggers, Sweet Nikki got a good, long drink before heading home. We’re going to try to do this once a week.
We’re regrouping now in the office. Amber has spread out all over the plastic roll-around covering for the carpet, panting. I think she’ll probably be asleep in a matter of minutes….
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Socializing is good both for humans and animals Linda 🙂
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We are determined to give Amber as many socialization opportunities as we can. We want to be able to have her meet everybody, humans and animals, without having to worry.
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I do really understand that Linda and I wish, that I have had the same opportunities, when Odin was a puppy. I pay for that now.
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I hear you, Irene. We paid the price with Bambi. Although he never bit anyone, he scared people with his bark. I’m not SURE he wouldn’t have knocked a toddler down, and he didn’t put up with male dogs on his property.
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Odin is kind to humans and cats. Dogs is another case, as he has been attacked 6 times in his life. First as a little puppy by a little s…dog, later 5 different times by same big dog, as didn’t accept new younger males in his area and the owner, an old woman, couldn’t control him, when he was few meters away.
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Wow. Poor Odin has learned the hard way that other dogs might hurt him. So sorry.
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Thank you Linda. Odin was attacked, while he was at the leash, so today he has problems with meeting other dogs without a leash and react every time, we meet other dogs at the leash.
He has had friends here, as he was allowed to play with, but not many and only for short time. Many people here don’t see the importance of socializing the dogs, why it is difficult to find possibilities for playing for Odin.
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I’m sorry about that, Irene. I’m glad you two have each other as friends.
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Thank you Linda, I would love for Odin to get a friend, with whom he was allowed to play for just few hours per week.
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You have a standing invitation to come here to our home and bring Odin to play. :0)
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Thank you Linda, I’m sure, that both Amber and Odin would enjoy each other very much 😀
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At least we can enjoy IMAGINING them enjoying playing together.
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