The Little Red Dog Who Could… Issue # 10
February 28, 2010
This morning I went to pick up Little Red for class, but she was down at the clinic. I didn’t know if Betsy was bringing her back up or if I should go down there, so I was waiting to see. As I was waiting, little ol’ Beefcake comes trotting up with his and Red’s other caregiver, Roger, and I just had to give the booger some attention. Didn’t take but about five seconds for me to decide I wanted to come back and get him, too. So I drove back to the clinic to pick up Little Red and asked Betsy if it’d be ok if I came back after class to get Beefcake. She said sure.
So Red and I went to class as usual. She seemed to know we were a couple of minutes late because she took off in a trot in the direction of the training building. So we got inside, she decided to show off and climb some new agility equipment. She didn’t waver in there for a second this week. Then class was moved to the clinic again. We had that same trouble in walking over to the clinic. It appears that there’s one area that she gets confused and stops, and I have to offer her a push to get her going again. But I got her inside and she did really good. She’s so much more comfortable now it’s amazing. In fact, maybe too comfortable and it’s time to start in with manners because she’ll jump up on anyone to get a treat. She didn’t even try to go off and hide in her hallway / corner today. She stayed out the entire time and went from person to person getting treats. I think she likes class now because she gets to eat as many treats as she can possibly gobble up in an hour’s time. What a little food monger!
After class, we drove back to pick up Beefcake and oh my gosh was Little Red excited. I wish I’d have had my camera when I got out of the truck because she was so psyched she had her face smashed hard against the glass. You could just see the look on her face and what it was saying, “Is he coming with us?!?!?!? Oh YAY!” I was warned that Beefy would eat anything in sight and Betsy and Roger didn’t really know how he’d behave because he’d only been on one sleepover. ONE??? Are you serious? How can that be? I wanted to steal him and keep him forever after five seconds; how can it be possible that this little stinker is not going on sleepovers? Wow… Anyway, I told her I’d report back and keep a good eye on him.
They both did good in the car. Red seemed to have her head just a little higher in the air since her boyfriend was in our presence. Was she actually showing off? I think she was. How cute. So we got to my office and it was time to go inside after a little walk around the building. Well, this is when a role reversal took place. While Little Red usually plays off the confidence of Beefy when it comes to meeting new people and situations, it was Beefcake who was terrified and didn’t want to come inside so Red had to be the role model and show him it was ok. Now THIS was something to watch. She walks in and turns around and looks at him like, “what are you doing out there silly c’mon”. I had to pull just a bit, and reluctantly, he came inside. Once inside the door however, he just stood there not knowing what to do. So Little Red takes off running down the hall then runs back to Beefcake. Then she runs into the kitchen and runs back to Beefcake. It’s like she was telling him “everything’s cool here, let’s play!” And so finally he gave in after about the fifth time and took off after her in full sprint. That was it – I knew it was going to be a fun day.
It was funny watching them run around together. They’d check stuff out for a bit, then come back in my office and rest, and then repeat. Beefcake’s a real people person, so he had to keep coming in for some attention. This actually helped Little Red out because she wanted to get attention every time he did, and so I’d pet them both. Nothing better than two hands full of puppy love. They’re both major treat mooches, but how can you deny such adorable mugs? It really was so much fun having them both around and since it appears Beefy would benefit from some out time, I might have to do this more often. Between Sundays and Tuesdays, I really didn’t think my days could get any better with Little Red and Ruthie girl… guess I was wrong. Beef is going to have to get in on this rotation, too. I got lots of pictures, but unlike Red, Beefcake is a little camera shy. He doesn’t really know what to make of it and kind of freezes up. He’s such a cute little booger though; I’m going to have to change that so you can all see, too. They are THE hot item at the sanctuary. No cuter couple I assure you.
Sunday ended too soon. Enjoy all the pics below…
~Jamie, Little Red & Beefcake, February 28th 2010
