Dogs in the ‘Hood
November 18th, 2008
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I’m really fussy about driving these days (oh, do I hate traffic), so I have to decline a number of potential clients due to geography. The shorter my commute, the happier I am.
When my new client told me that he lives in “Funkytown” I was happy because I live in Funkytown too. Easy drive! The day before I was due to meet with him I took a closer look at his address. Not only do we both live in Funkytown, he lives just one street over from me! I could walk to his house. Nice.
I thought my morning couldn’t get any better, and then I met his dogs.
There’s 11-month old Taylor the the dobe:
And 11-month old Lola the Chocolate Lab (yes, she’s tiny for a lab):
Loved these dogs! They were clever, and silly, and sponge-like. They seemed to say, “Learning? Hells yeah!”
I haven’t worked with a dobe in ages and I’d forgotten how they look at you and think. Like, Taylor was trying to get into my brain and figure out what I wanted.
Lola took a more traditional approach to training. “You gots food. I wants food.”
Sibling kitty came out for a visit after the lesson:
She can hang with the big boys - love it!
I think I’m going to enjoy having a neighbor-client, although I’ll have a lot of ’splaining to do if they ever run in to Sumner during a walk …
