On the 4th of July I gave Morey the day to just
be a dog. The neighborhood association near my apartment hosted a 4th
of July parade and festival with food, music, and tents sponsored by various
groups: churches, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, etc. My church was hosting a Pet
Revival Tent with swimming pools, water, and poop bags to help advertise for
the Blessing of the Animals event.
I wanted to give Morey the opportunity to be around other
dogs when he wasn’t in work mode, since his dog greeting manners have left much
to be desired recently. I figured this event would be a good opportunity to
practice since I would be able to devote all my attention to Morey.
Morey and I live close enough that we pushed to the park
where it was being held. He got excited and started whining when he saw the
other dogs but his behavior was very appropriate. When we found the tent that my
church was sponsoring I stopped. Morey saw the swimming pools and walked right
into the first one and laid down! Everyone started laughing at how quickly he
had staked his claim to the water!
Morey spent at least 20 minutes in the pool. He would
occasionally sit up to get petted or stretch his neck out to greet another dog
but he never got out of the pool. It
was so fun to see Morey enjoying himself so much. This was the first time
anyone from my church had seen Morey “off-duty” and they were all surprised to
see him acting so “doggie”. At one point he started barking and whining at
another dog because he wanted to play. Morey definitely enjoyed his holiday!
I can't say Morey enjoyed the fireworks. We didn't go to see any, but they were being set off in the neighborhoods around us. Everytime they would go off, Morey would put his ears back and look around trying to locate where the noise was coming from. I turned some music up to try to mask the sound. I could tell he was a little anxious throughout the evening, but luckily they ended fairly early so we were able to sleep without interrruption
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