Bringing Madison home from Florida we stopped to see friends in Atlanta. We already had seen that Madison seemed agressive toward other dogs. Our friends have a year-old lab-golden mix named Cooper who is very laid back. To put it bluntly, Madison went beserk when she met Cooper - barking, growling, straining at her leash - while Cooper just sniffed and looked at her wondering why she did not want to play. We put her in her crate (used just once in Florida) while we sat on the porch. Madison continued to bark as Cooper stared at her in wonderment. After maybe half an hour, Madison had barked herself out!! We released her from her crate and let her approach Cooper. Sensing that he was not threatening she even played a little bit.
Fast forward one year. At New Years Madison and Cooper met again. Play, play, play...even played tug-of-war with Cooper's blanket. What a difference having a good friend makes!
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
A Florida Refugee
Kathleen and I went to Florida for a week and visited friends in Ft. Lauderdale the first weekend. After a couple of margaritas, our friends said, "let's go to the animal shelter!!" Off we went, just to look, of course. There we found a little female black and white mix sitting quietly in her cage. She wagged her tail when we stooped down to her level. After meeting with her, we decided to take the plunge and adopt. Well, our friends actually adopted her since they are Broward County residents...then we abducted her from the jurisdiction!! The first day in our condo (still on vacation) she stayed curled up on the floor except when we picked her up to go outside. The second day, when we returned from breakfast she was on the couch! Here she is, still groggy from her spaying surgery, in the Florida condo. We named her Madison. Lucky for us she proved herself to be a good rider, as we drove her home from Florida.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Glacier Bay
Entering Glacier Bay National Park. As brother Dave said, this is no Seward's folly...beautiful country.
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