[Gennies]

Bijou got her finial round of puppy shots last week so I waited until last evening to take her on a little shopping trip (plus we were out of potty pads). We went to Care-A-Lot pets and to Petsmart. She had a blast and was so well behaved. She made tons of new doggy and people of all ages friends.

I was really impressed with her interaction with a child that was less than 2. The little boy was petting her and then tried to put his finger into her nose. Bijou just tried to lick him and did wonderfully with him. Thank goodness his mother pulled his hand back after he did it as I would have picked Bijou up, but it was a great interaction for her.

I have a question though: I love taking her to the petstores to socialize, but for some reason the trainers in the stores always try to talk you into taking your dog to their training classes. I'm really not interested in their classes but love walking in the stores. Does this happen to you all too? How do you politely say that you know enough on raising dogs to train her my own way, thank you? I don't want to sound smug or rude, but I really get insulted that they assume every person with a puppy needs to attend their classes.

I'm going to try and attach a recent photo of Bijou too. Hope all is well with everyone!