alibunnylady
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Since day one of having Bertie, I have taken him out and about on my mobility scooter, through town etc, getting him used to the various goings on outdoors.
Today, I wanted to tire him out for the evening so decided we would do our usual walk through the park and I would then take him down to the beach for a little while.
Well, turns out, there was a big halloween do going on through Bournemouth Gardens with lots of costumes, monsters, marching band, etc etc and a fairground at the pier.
He took it all in his stride and was happy to say hello to all the people and monsters that were lurking. We got to the pier area where the fairground was, lots of colourful lights, engines running the rides, screams from people on them and loud music being played.
He did really well, we drove through slowly (he was sat on the foot plate by then for security for him) and arrived at the promenade.
Bless him, even through all that noise he didn't freak out, he was a little nervous of that much noise but nothing too bad.
So, I decided, as he was so good, we would go down onto the sand to see how he liked it.
Oh boy, did he love it, he was charging round in circles all over the place, non stop fun for him, there was all seaweed washed up and he kept grabbing bits to play with! lol! We met up with a couple and their 3 year old boy and he was so busy playing in the sand that he wasn't interested in the people or the boy which is a first for Bertie! lol!
All too soon, good things come to an end and it was time to leave, Bertie objected to this, he wanted to stay and play more but I needed to get home and get something to eat.
So we got back on the scooter and headed off back through all the commotion of the fairground, people, marching band, monsters etc etc and he was as good as gold.
I'm so glad he's getting used to loud noises. My first dog who I got at 10 weeks old, well, I lived so close to the park that we never went onto the main roads at all. Then of course, one day I moved and we had no choice but to walk along roads. BIG mistake not taking her when she was young, she was petrified of traffic, particularly buses, she never tolerated fireworks or thunder storms either and would run as fast as she could if the Salvation Army marching band was playing. It was a nightmare sometimes because she was so scared of anything noisy.
It was through that mistake that I made sure not to do things the same with Bertie and so far it's paying off.
I guess the real test will be Nov 5th and the few days surrounding it, hopefully I have got him accustomed to enough noise to be able to just take it all in his stride.
Sorry for no pics on the beach but it was dark and I wasn't sure how he would behave so wanted to keep my eyes on him at all times. Next time, I will go while it's still light and definitely get some pics.
Apologies for any typos too, my eyes aren't focusing very well tonight, even with my glasses on so I can't really see any mistakes.
Anyway, just thought I would share.
Bye for now
Alison
Today, I wanted to tire him out for the evening so decided we would do our usual walk through the park and I would then take him down to the beach for a little while.
Well, turns out, there was a big halloween do going on through Bournemouth Gardens with lots of costumes, monsters, marching band, etc etc and a fairground at the pier.
He took it all in his stride and was happy to say hello to all the people and monsters that were lurking. We got to the pier area where the fairground was, lots of colourful lights, engines running the rides, screams from people on them and loud music being played.
He did really well, we drove through slowly (he was sat on the foot plate by then for security for him) and arrived at the promenade.
Bless him, even through all that noise he didn't freak out, he was a little nervous of that much noise but nothing too bad.
So, I decided, as he was so good, we would go down onto the sand to see how he liked it.
Oh boy, did he love it, he was charging round in circles all over the place, non stop fun for him, there was all seaweed washed up and he kept grabbing bits to play with! lol! We met up with a couple and their 3 year old boy and he was so busy playing in the sand that he wasn't interested in the people or the boy which is a first for Bertie! lol!
All too soon, good things come to an end and it was time to leave, Bertie objected to this, he wanted to stay and play more but I needed to get home and get something to eat.
So we got back on the scooter and headed off back through all the commotion of the fairground, people, marching band, monsters etc etc and he was as good as gold.
I'm so glad he's getting used to loud noises. My first dog who I got at 10 weeks old, well, I lived so close to the park that we never went onto the main roads at all. Then of course, one day I moved and we had no choice but to walk along roads. BIG mistake not taking her when she was young, she was petrified of traffic, particularly buses, she never tolerated fireworks or thunder storms either and would run as fast as she could if the Salvation Army marching band was playing. It was a nightmare sometimes because she was so scared of anything noisy.
It was through that mistake that I made sure not to do things the same with Bertie and so far it's paying off.
I guess the real test will be Nov 5th and the few days surrounding it, hopefully I have got him accustomed to enough noise to be able to just take it all in his stride.
Sorry for no pics on the beach but it was dark and I wasn't sure how he would behave so wanted to keep my eyes on him at all times. Next time, I will go while it's still light and definitely get some pics.
Apologies for any typos too, my eyes aren't focusing very well tonight, even with my glasses on so I can't really see any mistakes.
Anyway, just thought I would share.
Bye for now
Alison