[Shelley]

I was at the beach at our cottage on Sunday. The sand was really hot so of course, my husband was holding Mia cuz I know the sand was just too hot for her tiny paws (I myself couldn't even walk on the sand without running). So off we were, taking a walk and we see some people we know. We stop to chat with them as they were setting up (putting their blanket down, etc.). They had their 15 week old Boxer with them. The dog was yelping and pulling up his paws. I told her that the sand was too hot for her dog and she should put her dog on the blanket. She said : Oh yeah, never thought of that.

Just goes to show that no matter how obvious things can seem to us, other people don't have a clue.

Something I do is whenever we see another dog that is not tied up, we take Mia in our arms (cuz you just never know). Well, we were at my uncle's cottage and this guy was outside with his Silky Terrier. She was a beautiful dog and when she saw me with Mia, she wanted to see what I had in my arms. The Silky Terrier was trying to get up on my legs, so I bent down just a bit so she could sniff Mia. Well, all of a sudden she started to bite (you could hear her teeth when she closed her mouth). Of course, this Silky didn't have the time to get to Mia cuz I was prepared for this. But could you imagine if Mia was walking next to me when we'd seen this dog? I'm sorry, but if you know your dog doesn't like other dogs, put them on a leash, you never know.

Ahhhh, just had to vent a little!!!