BUFFY - 1 WEEK UPDATE

Buffy has been a complete joy to have around.  She is happy and cuddly with those that she knows and is learning to enjoy meeting new people and dogs.  She sleeps on the bed all through the night, never attempts to push me off, and is happy to sleep in to a reasonable hour on the weekend.  When we go for a walk her tail is wagging the whole time and she has the cutest bounce in her step.  She likes car rides and sits up for most of the trip to watch the road.

She has had a couple of off leash walks and she was best when we had another dog with us.  We went to the beach on Saturday.  She was nervous about all of the dogs that she saw when we first got out of the truck but she quickly realized most dogs were going about their own fun.  She seems to find it easier to meet dogs her own size although if the dog is gentle in their approach she was curious about bigger dogs too.  If any dogs approached too quickly I just picked her up so she didn’t have to worry about what was going to happen. She wasn’t bothered by the water at all.  So I put her in the water a few feet out so she could swim and once she got to shore she looked quite happy about it.   

 

At the waters edge

When we got to a quieter part of the beach I let her off leash and she got the zoomies.  It was awesome to see her run full tilt and burn off some energy like that.  We had a couple of moments where she was maybe 25 feet away and she had that look of decision on her face...’will I come back to you, or not?’...so I ran the other direction and she gave chase until she caught up.  She was clipped back on leash and we finished our walk. She was happy whether she was on or off leash.

 After walking the length of the beach and having a good run, we sat in the sand for a bit and watched other dogs running and playing.  Buffy is relaxed and happy to keep you company whether its on the go or sitting around watching the world go by.

I had some plans on Sunday that couldn’t include a dog so she went visiting with my friends (thanks Maggie an Roger!!) and I was told she behaved herself very well.  Asked for the door when she had to go out and made herself comfortable on their couch in between the walks she was taken on.  They had another dog over and she was a bit grumbly with the pup's approaches for playing but eventually started to become a bit playful with him. 

On Saturday we discovered that Buffy is good with cats too.  She met about 5 or 6 cats and she was mostly curious, wanted to go up to them to sniff, but was cautiously hanging back to figure them out.   So not much more you could ask for in a dog than what Buffy has to offer.  I think Buffy would suit a home where she can be with her people most of the time.  I haven’t had to leave her alone yet and I don’t get the impression she would have any problems with it, but I think she would prefer to be with her people or person. She is not overly playful yet and I'm not sure if that's from lack of confidence, that she's never learned, or that she's a bit more of a serious dog.  Only time will tell.