Jasmine was very well socialized by her foster mom & gets along great with our cats as well as other animals she encounters. She has never hurt another dog but has had her own fair share of cuts, scrapes, & wounds. She is extremely smart & she just fits perfectly in our little family.
Okay, so on to the bragging... The daycare where Jasmine goes was having a fundraiser for the SPCA, so of course we had to attend. Food is provided & dogs are welcome. There are also various raffle drawings & local doggy bakeries come with lots of samples for the pups. I want to say that there were at least 50 dogs that showed up + all of the owners. We got there very early in the evening, grabbed some snacks, & went to sit down at a table to eat.
Well, there was a couple who had 2 very misbehaved dogs who sat down at a table near us. The one dog positioned himself underneath the table & every time another dog would walk through the door, he would aggressively bark & charge at the dog entering the room. There were a few times when fights started to break out. We were about 5 feet away from the dog & its owners. I said that we should finish eating & then go elsewhere because I did not want to get caught in the middle of this.
On our way out, the owner of said dog stopped me and said "thank you for judging my dog. He's a rescue and I am just trying to socialize him." I was dumbfounded! The invitation clearly stated that this event is only for extremely dog friendly dogs as there will be a lot of dogs in a small area. What I really wanted to say was "I am not judging your dog, but rather I am judging you and that clearly your energy has been well fed to your dog as he is looking to pick a fight just like you." Rather than saying that, I mustered something about how I feel bad for her dog & it does need to be socialized, but this is not the situation. Perhaps they should look into a behaviorist. She made some sort of hand gesture when I left, but I wasn't looking, so whatever.
We ended up leaving & having dinner at a local German restaurant that is dog friendly. While there, there were a few different people doting on Jasmine & saying how well behaved she is. We were even told that they thought she was a therapy dog and no one could believe she is only two and a half! : )
Oh and to top it off, I won the grand prize which is a year of free boarding! How awesome is that?!?
Of course I have to end this post with a couple of Jasmine photos.
