Jeremiah and I have started to get into a routine with Hank. Jeremiah takes Hank out in the morning to go potty and feeds him. I take him out again when I leave for work. Who ever gets home first, takes him on a potty break. Then, usually later in the evening, I take him for a 20-30 minute walk. Jeremiah's plays with the squeaky toy, and then before bed Jeremiah (usually) takes him for his last potty stop of the day.
So, on my walks the past couple of days, we've decided to make friends and sniff out the other dogs. I've been curious how Hank will do with other dogs. I know he did OK at Pet Smart, although with the bigger dogs, I was cautious. Two nights ago I was out walking Hank and we saw a big Aussie-mix. The owner had complemented Hank about a week earlier on being such a beautiful dog. And he commented again, and then asked his dog if they should sniff it out. Since he offered, Hank and I crossed the street to sniff it out. Ben (the big dog) was pretty nice, although he did growl a couple of times. Hank did GREAT! I was so proud. The owner was very complementary and was amazed he was only 18 months and that we'd only had him 2 weeks. Hank is quite the Humane Society find!
Then, yesterday morning Hank and I were on a walk and met a chocolate lab, they sniffed butts and were on their way. As we walked yesterday I also noticed a cat perched up on a stoop. Hank didn't even notice and just kept going, AMAZING!
Then this morning, we were on a walk and we met a pug (twice actually we ran into them) and he scared the poor Pug, but they sniffed and were fine. We also ran across a couple of little Scottie dogs, they yipped a bit and one jumped into Hank's face, but Hank just sniffed and then we were on our way. Hank likes to act tough and gets low to the ground like he's going to attack, but he just sniffs and leaves. He's SUCH a great dog. I can't wait till this weekend when we can finally take him to the dog park and let him RUN and play, he's going to love it!
The squeaky tennis/football toy is a HUGE hit. Every time he comes downstairs he goes straight for the toy bag to play. We played for about 10 minutes this morning, he finished his breakfast and then we took a 20 minute walk. He's sleeping on the floor now, and occasionally tries to figure out where his ball is.
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If Hank is getting down low with other dogs - with his paws out in front of him - that's an indication he wants to play. Also, if he's putting his head lower than the other dog's, that's just a way to let the other dog know that he isn't a threat. The alpha dog in the pack wants other dogs to be submissive and the submissive dog will keep his head lower. It's not a sign your dog is a wimp - just that he's willing to be friendly. Have you ever noticed that if you come in to pet a dog on his head, he often pushes your hand out of the way but if you come up underneath his chin, he does pretty well. It's all that alpha dog thing.
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