I had to drop something off at ACS and took Indra with me. I always use the PX to do some Obedience work because it is distracting but not too busy and I am walking over the parking lots, on the sidewalks, tie her up on a pole so she learns to stay there without making a szene.
So today I took her with me. Tied her up outside the Building, went inside and told the lady that I couldn't stay long because my puppy is outside. She was like "Oh, why don't you bring her in?"
I guess because we are in Germany, the rules are not as bad as in the States.
Long stories short, Indra had a blast. She behaved, a lot of people and some kids petted her and she was a great ambassador for her breed. It was a great way to socialize her, even though she is well socialized already. She didn't have any problems with the automatic swinging doors and one guy thought she is being trained as a seeing eye dog because she's wearing a harness. That wasn't the first time somebody assumed that and I think it is because of the harness that people think that she's being trained as a Service Dog.
Nobody had any problem with her being in the building, they literally enjoyed petting her. Everybody was laughing and you could clearly see that it brightened their day. It was an overall great experience for all of us. Indra showed what a great breed German Shepherds are, some people had the chance to pet a cute puppy and to me it was a perfect training session.
So today I took her with me. Tied her up outside the Building, went inside and told the lady that I couldn't stay long because my puppy is outside. She was like "Oh, why don't you bring her in?"
I guess because we are in Germany, the rules are not as bad as in the States.
Long stories short, Indra had a blast. She behaved, a lot of people and some kids petted her and she was a great ambassador for her breed. It was a great way to socialize her, even though she is well socialized already. She didn't have any problems with the automatic swinging doors and one guy thought she is being trained as a seeing eye dog because she's wearing a harness. That wasn't the first time somebody assumed that and I think it is because of the harness that people think that she's being trained as a Service Dog.
Nobody had any problem with her being in the building, they literally enjoyed petting her. Everybody was laughing and you could clearly see that it brightened their day. It was an overall great experience for all of us. Indra showed what a great breed German Shepherds are, some people had the chance to pet a cute puppy and to me it was a perfect training session.
The Dog Handler
2 comments:
Awhh! that is sweet! I wish more places were like that with dogs. Glad you had fun!
I am glad we got the possibility and it was a lot of fun. I am lucky that I got her while we are in Germany, over here you have tons of possibilities to socialize since they are allowed in malls, stores (even shoe stores) and most restaurants.
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