John and I occassionally take Mz Logan to craft shows, sidewalk sales, etc. She's very excited with all the smells etc, but relatively great. Usually, people ask if they can pet her, and knowing her behavior, I will either explain that she's on edge at the moment, or she's fine. After about 30 minutes she's as good as gold.
A few weekends ago, at an outdoor craft show, Logan was in top form. Very happy and well behaved. Remember, she goes to the dog park weekly and is a loner, but will intermingle when off lead. She was OK with the dogs at the show, as long as they walked pass each other. One lady with a Bouvier (I think) asked if her dog could go to Logan. Since I didn't want a problem, I politely said it might not be a good idea with all the stuff going on. What does she do? She practically RUNS after us! She weaved between people to get to us! Her dog was barking, upsetting all the people. Instead of calming her dog, or just stopping to chill, she made her dog a nervous wreck.
We evaded her, thankfully, but kept an eye out. We spotted her with more dog people, trying to get away from her barking dog.
I know Logan's not perfect, but we seriously consider the events before we take her. She did excellent at the local 4th of July parade. She got a lot of attention and loved it.
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