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On day 28 of our challenge, Ace and I went for a walk in a park he’d never been to. This park is near downtown and we were there around noon when many people were walking over their lunch breaks. This was good for Ace because it was different than most parks we go to where it’s just us and maybe a few other people. The park was lively, with people coming and going, strollers, runners, dogs and squirrels everywhere.
The squirrels were the most distracting for Ace. These squirrels weren’t scared of us like the ones at our usual park. They were too busy sorting garbage to care about Ace and I, so I made him sit near them. Ace was pretty good. He wore his choke collar and allowed me to bribe him with treats. I normally don’t like using a choke collar, because they are pretty worthless with him. His coat is too smooth and it slips down to the thickest part of his neck. But lately he’s been wearing it and I’ve been able to keep it high enough on his neck where it is effective.
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June 6th, 2008 at 8:18 am
We just don’t see squirrels that much around here, at least not in our yards and parks. I never realized what a distraction they were till we visited a friend in CO that has them in her yard. The dogs were totally obsessed! LOL
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June 6th, 2008 at 8:44 am
I am rather fond of squirrel watching, but we do not seem to have many here. I did see several on my recent rip, though.
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June 6th, 2008 at 8:52 am
We have squirrels that sometimes visit our yard and my old girl used to get such a kick out of staring at them!
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June 6th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
My dogs could care less about squirrels.. but rabbits and cats… that is a whole other story!
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June 6th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
Ace loves to chase anything small and furry. Rabbits are probably his favorite, but we just don’t see many of those. At home, the cats chase him! And he ignores birds, probably because there are so many.