One of Millie's littermates (a brother) lives in Manhattan. They were born in Colorado & we live 30 minues away from each other - we HAD to make the most of that.
We got in touch & made a date to meet at the dog park on Sunday afternoon.
Millie has lots of "dog friends" in our neighborhood, but has never been to a dog park so I wasn't sure how she'd do. When we first arrived, this black & white dog kept bugging her & nipping at her - but I just watched and waited to see if she could work it out for herself (the other dogs owner never seemed to intervene, which is probably why he was like that.) Finally, it was my kids who stepped in. I think they were worried about her. I could tell the other dog wasn't really hurting her - more just bothering her. The kids started to put themselves in his way & then he left her alone.
Milli's brother is named Cody & he is delightful.
He was so much like Mille - only he's bigger because he's a boy!
Jane & Cody waiting for newcomers.
Jane & Cody wrestling - they really hit it off.
Millie (left) & Cody (right).
A kind lady offered to take a picture of all of us.
Cody
Cody, Emily & Millie.
It was seriously cold outside, so we stayed at the dog park for a little over an hour. Then Cody's super-nice "parents" asked if we would like to come back to their apartment, where they gave us hot chocolate & cookies (& homemade treats for the dogs.) Anyone who's lived in NY knows what a big deal it is to invite six people and their dog to your apartment, so we really appreciated it.
(Sorry, my camera is having flash issues - so this is a bad picture.)
Thanks for the fun play-date Cody! We had a great time.
We definitely plan on getting together (+ some other Entlebucher's we know) for a BBQ or something at our place in the spring!
4 comments:
How lovely! Do you think Millie and Cody bonded like siblings?? Nice of those people to ask you back. I'd love to be at that BBQ!!
They were definitely happy to see each other but we can't tell if that's just because it was another dog, another dog of their breed or if they remembered each other. It was fun for us to see them together though!
Wow--you weren't kidding when you said a dog is like another child. My gut says Millie and Cody remember each other.
Those people are really nice. It sounds like a fun day. I liked taking Darwin to the dog park in HI, when we lived 5 minutes away. Now there's one 20 minutes away but the last time we went there was a brown snake so we don't go any more.
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