Just got back from a walk with the girls. Just a small one. Didn't want to wear Tori out. I swear she has a ton of energy though. We did alright. A bit hectic but not bad. Tori just seems to follow Katie. I only got tangled a few times and that was when I stopped to talk to people. People stopped us 3 times. Loved the pups and wanted to know if they were mother and daughter...lol. I just don't know about that Tori! We came across a woman with a schnauzer (sp) and Katie is all friendly with the other dog but Tori immediately starts growling and barking and sounded so vicious! She is just a pup, what do I do about this? I think I'll try and sign her up for puppy obedience classes if I can. Also do you guys have any advice on walking 2 dogs? I usually do all the walking with Katie but now that we have 2 dogs I may have to wait for Alden to be able to join me.
On a sad note....when we were almost home there was a lady following us in her car and I knew she was just checking out the pups. She pulled over and asked me to stop. She just had to see Katie. She looked so sad. She had just recently had a male Akita put to sleep. I think she said he was 11 years old. She said that Katie and her akita were almost identical with the same markings and all. Hers was just a bit bigger of course being a male. You could tell she didn't want to leave Katie and just kept petting and petting her. She said if she didn't know better that they just had to be related. The weird thing is they both came from Petland. ( You all know that so don't jump on me! ). I told her I would never do such a thing again. What's even more strange I told her how we came about getting Katie, about me being sick and all that and wanting a dog to help us through and keep our mind on something else and you know what....it was the same thing for them. Her husband was diagnosed with Hodgkins diesease and they did the same thing and went and got them an akita puppy. Her husband is just fine now also. We just kind of looked at each other in awe. It was very weird! She said if she thinks about it she will look for some pics of her dog and stop by sometime. Do you think since they both came from petland and with all the puppy mill crap that they do that maybe they could be from the same line even though they were 10 years apart?
Robin
