Well, it's now April--spring is creeping up on us up here in the north. Took Otis to the dog park today and he's really gaining confidence among his "peers". The past couple of visits he has been gregarious and independent--though he's still submissive when surrounded by more than one dog, especially dogs his own size. Funny thing--today there were about 5 other golden retrievers there, so we got a great chance to compare Otis physically to the other dogs.
Good news is that he's cuter than all the other dogs. (hehehe, mommy may be biased...) Bad news is that he's still got a smaller rear end and a shorter gait than the other goldens. Gotta keep on working on that. So that's our summer goal--keep up with the stretches. Keep up with the exercises. Keep up with the glucosamine supplements.
So now we just need the weather to cooperate with us and we'll get to it--I have to admit that we've been bringing him to the lake already to swim, even if we are in coats and gloves while we watch him! So we're ready, Otis is ready, and Butchie is ready to sit jealously by the door and watch our exercises commence. Let's get it on!
