Thinking about venturing out.How does a house dog become Waterdog?Investigating this thing called water.Yes or no?Knee deep.Stress relief. Learning about water, panel vans, fire engines, front end loaders, bicycles, live musicians, meetings, strollers, babies, trains uniforms. Sometime the little dog lets off steam with a game of tug.
Town is a great place. 4700 people per square mile. Lots to see and do. But threats abound. Vigilance is necessary.Packed the puppy for a Slabtown visit.Bigger horizon, 67 people per square mile.Room to rompRoom to roamI keep an eye on the sky, don’t want the puppy to be a bald eagle snack but the chances of that are slim. A relief not worrying about cars.
Walked in the rain this morning. There is something about getting wet that appeals to Labradors.wet puppyOur interests don’t always coincide.When Sophia misbehaved she’d seek the refuge with St. Francis. Tilly opts for Buddha.Puppies rest a lot.Cruising the periwinkle.
Tilly has the incredibly tolerant Eva as a guide.Eva is continuing with the lessons started in her Tilly’s natal family about the proper type of mouth use, the gentle bite.
There is so much going on for the young dog, forcibly removed from siblings and mother, dealing with new everything, food, surroundings, people, words, rules, order, life and death everywhere.visited Georgetown Vet on day 2. Been going there since 1974.get weighed, evaluated, osculated, prodded, checked out up and down.made lots of new friends, exhausting.Back at home, mistakes to be made. Neonate with teeth, curious about everything, the curiosity can be deadly, so the little dog has to be taught, chaperoned, watched, socialized. Fortunately, she was very cool about getting her head stuck, she waited, calmly.New challenges at every turn, stairs…Learning new means of conveyance, puppy as camera…going to meetings and attending quietly.Introduction to other (fully immunized) members of the packCars, walking on a leash. The limitations and dangers of the new world.
The protection of the clay cliffs is strictly enforced. A uniformed police officer frequently patrols the beach on ATV, handing out $50 fines for tampering with the clay or engaging in any other illegal activities. Under Massachusetts General Law Ch 272 Sec 59, a person may be arrested for disturbing the clay. The cliffs are also frequently patrolled by a member of the Wampanoag tribe, who explains to visitors about the importance of the cliffs to the tribe. The cliffs feature prominently in Wampanoag spirituality and myths.–Wikipedia Cedar Tree Neck Sanctuary
Flew over Manhattan high up. Boarded a little plane in Boston. Makes the flying experience very real. Blustery day, never got much above the clouds. Pilot’s window has an arm-hole… Leaving Boston. First visit in life to Martha’s Vineyard.
