Socialization

The last week we have been taking Skye out to all kinds of different environments. Besides her regular walks, we've been to busy roads, a big pet store, Epping Forest and to our local High Street. Skye has taken it all in her stride. She is very relaxed around busy roads and wags her tail when strangers want to meet her. And we have seen quite a few: young, old, black, white, Asian, male, female, a man on crutches, mums with prams, people on bicycles. (Of course I forgot to bring my camera, so I'll just add a few other photos of Skye.)

The only thing she didn't seem to like, was the screeching sound of the brakes of a double-decker bus, stopping right besides us. (I must say I hate that sound myself too.) But it turned out to be quite a funny experience. The chauffeur openend the doors of the bus and asked us all kinds of things about Skye. We took the opportunity to take Skye into the bus and let her snif around. The chauffeur was completely taken by her, in the mean time causing a bit of a traffic jam outside.

Today, I want to take Skye for a little ride on the Tube. I hope she won't be too intimidated by all the noise it makes. We live near the Central Line, which is pretty old and noisy. Hopefully she'll get used to it soon. It would be nice if we were able to take her to Hyde Park sometimes. Next Saturday Skye will go to her first puppy class. They use clicker training and are very focussed on making the lessons a fun experience for both the dogs and the owners. I am really looking forward to it.