Hello? Anybody there?
So I'm back again. Lot's going on and this isn't the venue for any of that sooo.... Did anyone read the article in the paper about black dogs? It was about dogs in general and how black ones seem to get shafted more often. Like the vast majority of dogs put down in shelters are black. And they are the hardest or last to get adopted. Hollywood doesn't help by casting black dogs as the mean and nasty ones. Anyway I got stopped by a patrol car the other night and the officer informed me that there were "numerous" complaints about a black lab running loose around Kapiolani/Waikiki. It didn't help that at that moment Beau had just completed his business and I had his leash off so I could pick up his poop. So it could have been me. I went to the substation and inquired about any complaints about a loose dog..., nope, no complaints that they(3) knew of. Thank you officers, just checking.
I'm just grousing. However I now take him to a remote and secluded area to play his fetch. Actually it's a lot better as I've never seen anyone around, the grass is better(less dirt on the ball) and the water is convenient. When he's done and winded we drive over to Waikiki and do our walk to cool him down. Another thing that started a couple of weeks ago is I can down him on the sidewalk. About a month ago he started to sit, on my command. And he went through the usual stages - sit; get up if someone comes; sit and maybe move; sit even with people within touching distance and finally sit and even yawn cause he's sooo cooool! Now he's going through the same thing with the down position. Still takes several minutes of coaxing but he relents and goes down. I have to keep my foot planted behind his butt though. If anyone looks at him and approaches he tends to scoot backwards and ends up under the bench. With my foot there he can't back up and hide.
Next post: Barking and his first outing at the Kahala bark park.
So I'm back again. Lot's going on and this isn't the venue for any of that sooo.... Did anyone read the article in the paper about black dogs? It was about dogs in general and how black ones seem to get shafted more often. Like the vast majority of dogs put down in shelters are black. And they are the hardest or last to get adopted. Hollywood doesn't help by casting black dogs as the mean and nasty ones. Anyway I got stopped by a patrol car the other night and the officer informed me that there were "numerous" complaints about a black lab running loose around Kapiolani/Waikiki. It didn't help that at that moment Beau had just completed his business and I had his leash off so I could pick up his poop. So it could have been me. I went to the substation and inquired about any complaints about a loose dog..., nope, no complaints that they(3) knew of. Thank you officers, just checking.
I'm just grousing. However I now take him to a remote and secluded area to play his fetch. Actually it's a lot better as I've never seen anyone around, the grass is better(less dirt on the ball) and the water is convenient. When he's done and winded we drive over to Waikiki and do our walk to cool him down. Another thing that started a couple of weeks ago is I can down him on the sidewalk. About a month ago he started to sit, on my command. And he went through the usual stages - sit; get up if someone comes; sit and maybe move; sit even with people within touching distance and finally sit and even yawn cause he's sooo cooool! Now he's going through the same thing with the down position. Still takes several minutes of coaxing but he relents and goes down. I have to keep my foot planted behind his butt though. If anyone looks at him and approaches he tends to scoot backwards and ends up under the bench. With my foot there he can't back up and hide.
Next post: Barking and his first outing at the Kahala bark park.
