Tuesday, September 13, 2011

On Walking

Bella, as mentioned previously, is a lovely walking partner. She sniffs and checks things out, as any self-respecting greyhound would do. Occasionally she will lift her leg to mark something and leave a "message" for dogs who come along later.

One thing she doesn't do is eat found food. Our neighborhood is a target rich environment for found food. Bella passed up a half eaten ham sandwich, donuts, and other goodies people tend to discard in our park. They didn't even register on her radar. Which is a very good thing as people also discard chicken bones. It's good to know she is not interested in these things.

We also met a bunny last night on our walk. It was interesting but she didn't pull to chase after it. Neither did she chase a cat we met on the walk. (The cat kept it's distance.) Close squirrels, however, are tempting to her.

For the most part she walks with a loose leash, although she will cross back and forth in front of me, so vigilance is required to not fall over her. She will pull if she wants to smell something.

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