Hi Amy,


Funny that you should ask about Snowy and other dogs, because I had a very frightening incident yesterday....but here is the background....

Snowy is basically going to be staying with my Mom for a year until we get a house....I live in an apartment and don't think it's fair to trap him here, since he was used to living in a house with a big backyard. He is now here for 2 weeks visiting us.

We have never exposed him to other dogs, except for Poo Poo, whom he has lived with since he we adopted him.

So last night around dusk, I was walking Snowy near the apartment, and many, many people were out with their dogs. I encourage him to be strong around other dogs, just to keep walking and keep his head up--lots of positive reinforcement. So this monster Poodle, who seemed to be slobbering and dying to get off of his leash, comes heading for us, and Snowy GOT OUT OF HIS COLLAR SOMEHOW AND RAN DOWN THE STREET!!!!!

I chased him and Thank God he ran into someone's backyard, not into the street! I almost had a heart attack, I'll tell you--he was so afraid of the Poodle, so then I carried him home and told him it was okay.

So, in any case, we don't really socialize him with other pets, and my fiance always gets on my case about it and says I treat him with kid gloves.

I think I am going to scan his picture in today so you can see him--