Hobie's new dog walker has been taking him out for a couple of months now, once a week.
Every time Hobie goes to his playgroup, we get a little Post-It note from the dog walker. It's not very detailed (usually it something like "Hobie had a great time at Fort Funston"), but it's good to know that everything went well.
Since Hobie isn't too social, we asked how he does in playgroup. Apparently, Hobie just kind of stays near the dog walker, sniffing "and having a good time." He doesn't really interact with the other dogs, but he gets along fine with them.
I'm not sure if Hobie realizes he is a dog just like the other dogs. He's very attached to his humans, and prefers playing fetch over sniffing some dog's behind any day of the week.
Hobie does seem a little tired when we get home after he's been to playgroup. We also notice that he's much less needy when we take him out, which is good.
Since we've been working late, we've decided to have Hobie to go playgroup twice a week instead of just once a week. Hopefully this will make Hobie's week go by much faster (and help him work on his social skills).
Comments (1)
I'm just sitting her laughing. Not sure what's funniest, Hobie not realizing that he's a dog, or that there are serious playgroups for dogs over there :) A smart thing, I have to admit, but not quite normal here, yet.
Posted by Margrete | October 23, 2006 11:08 PM