Thursday, September 11, 2008

Poochie's First Day in the City

So! Very exciting day, yesterday in Baltimore, MD. It wasn't that eventful, but.. it was Poochie's first day in such a busy environment with all kinds of noises, smells, and people walking by. I went to my friend, David's for a visit and I thought he would be the best person for Poochie to meet first since he absolutely loves tiny dogs like her. He has a Chihuahua, named Mr. Tuggles, back home; an even bigger plus.
She showed little to no sign of aggression or fear towards David and allowed him to pet her, etc. We hung out in his room for a while and she napped a lot. Anytime he got up to do something she growled a little. He went to the bathroom, she growled. He came back from the bathroom, she growled. These moments were each followed with a brief nap.
We also hung out on his porch. She barked and growled at any person that walked by. She only barked at a couple of people across the street. Nick, one of David's housemates, came home and Poochie didn't growl at him or anything! Very, very exciting. She just sniffed him and left him alone. David needed cigarettes and we walked down to the corner store on the block and she did very well just sitting there, panting away the heat. A customer came out, she barked at him once and kept growling. The guy talked to her for a bit. Shoftly after, he was on his way again.. Then Nick came up and was off to work. Again, she was absolutely fine with him. I wish I still lived in the city. It would help tremendously with the socializing. People in the city understand a lot more about dogs than the people in my neighborhood. Or maybe, I just feel that way because I myself am not comfortable in this town. I'm too used to the city... I'm much less insecure there.
Anyway...
Poochie was behaving pretty closely to a dog that I can't wait for her to be until Kelly, another one of David's housemates, came home from work. Naturally, Poochie started to growl and bark like crazy at the sound, then more so at the sight of Kelly. She didn't stop growling out Kelly until we went outside and Poochie was distracted by the neighborhood cat, Balls.


David, Kelly, Nick, Derrick's place
This is Balls. He has quite the cajones, in more ways than one. This was taken at another date, but that's him. Balls. He loved to tease Poochie. Poochie wanted to attack him so badly.. unfortunately for her, she had to be on a leash. So.. understandably, she didn't do well with Balls. He taunted, she had no choice but to stare at him and occasionally fail at attempting to lunge at him. Hopefully, she'll meet nicer cats and learn to like them whether they hate her or not. Baby loved the first cat she ever met. He didn't like her back, though... Oh cats and dogs.

This is David. Again, taken at another date. Sorry for the lack of pictures from Poochie's first day in the city!
David, Kelly, Nick, Derrick's place

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