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rinalia at 05:57pm on 09/04/2005 under mina trips
rinalia at 05:57pm on 09/04/2005 under mina tripsIt was a weird week for Mina and me at the dog park* Mina is, oddly enough, the picture of perfection off-leash. I have worked very hard for her to be able to go off-leash, and she is a marvelous example of a well-behaved dog. Put her on leash, though, and well...that is why I am contacting trainers!
Last night, Mina was attacked BRIEFLY by a Boston Terrier. The dog latched onto her face, quickly let go, Mina snarled, I said "leave it", Boston's mom said "No! Come" and we went on our merry way. Mina can take some of the blame as her method of getting dogs to play with her often involves running at them full-force, leaping away at the last second and letting loose a few "follow me" barks...but the Boston zigged right when Mina zagged and so Mina ran into the dog, causing the Boston to "bite" her on the face. Mina isn't like the often-glorified "they won't start it, but they will finish" Pit Bulls - she won't finish much of anything...she's a licker not a biter, a loser not a dog fight winner (yay for her)...which is why she gets to be off-leash at the park (my previous Pit foster was a different story).
( More writing, a picture, and why I got yelled at )
In other dog park news - Mina was chased by a toy poodle, jumped on by a Bichon/Poodle mix, gnawed on by a Ridgeback puppy and spent copious amounts of time running with a) any dog who would run with her; b) any dog who wouldn't and c) any imaginary dog she could conjure up (my only explanation for Mina's love of JUST running). She also enjoyed the company of a gorgoues sorrel quarterhorse (my guess for breed of horse), and spent an exorbitant amount of time rolling in "stuff". Also, being the aquaphobe that she is, she managed to go THREE-INCHES deep into the nature-made, pseudo-pond that the park offers for several months out of the year. Granted, it was a mistake on her part going into the water, as she made the assumption her Rottie-buddy was a water-phobe like herself and would not be caught dead wading in muddy water. She was wrong. The look of horror on her face when she realized she was ankle deep in water was priceless.
That is all.
Last night, Mina was attacked BRIEFLY by a Boston Terrier. The dog latched onto her face, quickly let go, Mina snarled, I said "leave it", Boston's mom said "No! Come" and we went on our merry way. Mina can take some of the blame as her method of getting dogs to play with her often involves running at them full-force, leaping away at the last second and letting loose a few "follow me" barks...but the Boston zigged right when Mina zagged and so Mina ran into the dog, causing the Boston to "bite" her on the face. Mina isn't like the often-glorified "they won't start it, but they will finish" Pit Bulls - she won't finish much of anything...she's a licker not a biter, a loser not a dog fight winner (yay for her)...which is why she gets to be off-leash at the park (my previous Pit foster was a different story).
( More writing, a picture, and why I got yelled at )
In other dog park news - Mina was chased by a toy poodle, jumped on by a Bichon/Poodle mix, gnawed on by a Ridgeback puppy and spent copious amounts of time running with a) any dog who would run with her; b) any dog who wouldn't and c) any imaginary dog she could conjure up (my only explanation for Mina's love of JUST running). She also enjoyed the company of a gorgoues sorrel quarterhorse (my guess for breed of horse), and spent an exorbitant amount of time rolling in "stuff". Also, being the aquaphobe that she is, she managed to go THREE-INCHES deep into the nature-made, pseudo-pond that the park offers for several months out of the year. Granted, it was a mistake on her part going into the water, as she made the assumption her Rottie-buddy was a water-phobe like herself and would not be caught dead wading in muddy water. She was wrong. The look of horror on her face when she realized she was ankle deep in water was priceless.
That is all.
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