Fly has only had her first vaccination, so isn't allowed out to see any other dogs quite yet, but as this is a vital period for socialisation we had a different trip out today. We went for a walk with Jet and Chip (with her being carried in my coat the whole time - ouchy my arms!) around the woods, and she heard lots of new noises from the quarry, barking dogs at the hound kennels in the distance and rustling leaves - she wasn't phased at all. We then went across the road to the park, where Jet and Chip went playing chuckit and we sat "people watching" for a while. She saw kids playing with balls, screaming, crying, cyclists and people with prams. Then we went for a walk around the park and she saw the fountain and the waterfall which was making a lot of noise. Finally, she met a little boy who reeeally wanted to say hello to her and she was fine. It wasn't too busy for her, but it was nice to introduce her to such a wide range of stuff.
So, she was a good big brave girl today :D.
This afternoon, inspired by reading Bernadette Bay's blog (
http://obayshelties.blogspot.com/) about socialising her pups, I went and bought her loads of baby toys from the charity shop. So in the end for about £1 we ended up with loads of stuff, making different noises etc. She's a bit sleepy after her busy morning (along with playing tug, chewing up a toilet roll, playing with Jet, killing the sheep toy and playing beachball) - so she can play soon. Plus, we have to clean them up as at the moment they probably smell of yucky babies.
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