Second day = walking
Hershey was such a good girl - she slept all night in her crate, waking only once at 4 am to go to pee, and then again at 6 because the sun was out. She was very happy to get out of that crate - she's obviously not used to it yet. It's tough, but we need to get her used to it for traveling in planes.
We discovered that the measuring cup we had wasn't actually a full cup measure, so this time she got a full serving of breakfast (woops!) Shortly after us getting up and having some breakfast (using the new Pannini grill Chris got me for my birthday), we went on a nice long walk. We cut through the Millcreek ravine, which was exciting for Hershey as it's full of trees and interesting smells. We walked down one of the less busy avenues which was good, except for one corner where a big angry German Shepherd lived and was nearly jumping over the fence. Hershey was good through this scary experience, she didn't bark or growl, but did want to get the hell out of there.
We took some pictures of "Hersh" with Chris on this walk too.
We got to the farmer's market where Hershey got plenty of good attention from shoppers, and she sat quite nicely given that the area was incredibly busy and full of people and other dogs. She got to share in the kettle popcorn I bought. We then walked on to 82nd Avenue, a big busy and bustling street, and then tried to sit down for coffee at a cafe terasse. Hershey didn't understand that she couldn't fit under the table and one of the coffees (in a to-go cup) fell off (huge mess). We promptly left!
We walked back home on more quiet streets and stopped at a few garage sales on the way. When we got home, Hershey had a good hour-long nap in her crate, which went very well, while Chris and I had lunch. We spent the afternoon in the yard and house just hanging out and being lazy. We did get Hershey to play with one of the other toys we bought for her; squeeky squirels which fit into a hollow tree stump stuffy. She adores this toy - the squirels are small enough that they are totally "bite sized" and she was squeeking them and destroying them with great abandon.
Later on, after her dinner, we put Hershey back in the crate (with difficulty) while Chris and I went out for dinner. It was my birthday afterall, so we decided to go out for a short time. When we got back, Hershey had still been a good girl and didn't mess or anything, but was extremely happy to see us. We all watched a movie together and then it was time for her to go back to bed. Again, this was hard to do, but she didn't even cry this time and slept all the way through the night until this morning... well, if you count 6 am on a Sunday as "morning"!
We discovered that the measuring cup we had wasn't actually a full cup measure, so this time she got a full serving of breakfast (woops!) Shortly after us getting up and having some breakfast (using the new Pannini grill Chris got me for my birthday), we went on a nice long walk. We cut through the Millcreek ravine, which was exciting for Hershey as it's full of trees and interesting smells. We walked down one of the less busy avenues which was good, except for one corner where a big angry German Shepherd lived and was nearly jumping over the fence. Hershey was good through this scary experience, she didn't bark or growl, but did want to get the hell out of there.
We took some pictures of "Hersh" with Chris on this walk too.
We got to the farmer's market where Hershey got plenty of good attention from shoppers, and she sat quite nicely given that the area was incredibly busy and full of people and other dogs. She got to share in the kettle popcorn I bought. We then walked on to 82nd Avenue, a big busy and bustling street, and then tried to sit down for coffee at a cafe terasse. Hershey didn't understand that she couldn't fit under the table and one of the coffees (in a to-go cup) fell off (huge mess). We promptly left!
We walked back home on more quiet streets and stopped at a few garage sales on the way. When we got home, Hershey had a good hour-long nap in her crate, which went very well, while Chris and I had lunch. We spent the afternoon in the yard and house just hanging out and being lazy. We did get Hershey to play with one of the other toys we bought for her; squeeky squirels which fit into a hollow tree stump stuffy. She adores this toy - the squirels are small enough that they are totally "bite sized" and she was squeeking them and destroying them with great abandon.
Later on, after her dinner, we put Hershey back in the crate (with difficulty) while Chris and I went out for dinner. It was my birthday afterall, so we decided to go out for a short time. When we got back, Hershey had still been a good girl and didn't mess or anything, but was extremely happy to see us. We all watched a movie together and then it was time for her to go back to bed. Again, this was hard to do, but she didn't even cry this time and slept all the way through the night until this morning... well, if you count 6 am on a Sunday as "morning"!
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