Two Dogs At Starbucks
Yesterday evening, we took Wrangler for his first trip to Starbucks. Of course we couldn't leave Maddie behind. And I thought it was a good opportunity to better his training and his feeling as being one of the "pack". I know that the first walk we took him and her on together the other day really made leaps and bounds in his behavior. He began listening when we gave him commands and didn't seem so ill at ease as the first couple days. I'm a big believer of walking your dog being the key to having well-behaved dogs. And I definitely believe last night's walk helped get him more into the hang of things. The dogs seem much more relaxed around each other and he seems happier.
I can handle both dogs while walking under normal circumstances. Maddie on the left and Wrangler on my right since he's stronger and I'm generally right-handed. If they were of the mind of it, I could definitely be pulled away but that's the same with even one dog of this size. They're both rather well-behaved so I think I can pretty much handle them on a walk by myself. That is until mud and little dogs are thrown into the mix. But I think I've learned something from that experience.
That will be another post.
There was a very nice woman working at Starbucks who gave each of them a doggie treat. She confided that she always carried a few in her pocket since a lot of people bring their dog and she's trying to get over a fear of dogs. We let her feed it to Maddie since we knew how she'd behave but I fed Wrangler because we've had him for a shorter period of time and weren't as sure about his behavior. Maddie's a huge teddy bear (while Wrangler is a bit more energetic but no less loving) so she pet Maddie for a little bit before going inside. The dogs behaved themselves wonderfully and I think within a few more walks, Wrangler will be in the hang of it all.
Here are some pics of the trip.
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