Our private outside

As I’ve previously posted, my backyard has been positively affected by all the time I’ve been spending with Cardiff there. Today I was doing the now regular cleanup with the leaf blower. She’s so used to it that she chases all the debris as I move. She then also does this really great thing standing or laying in front of me to be blasted by the full force of the blower. It’s so helpful to getting the area clean (not).

You can see her standing in front of me and laughing. The one on the right she’s cosplaying Batdog in the Batmobile.

Because she’s received another round of vaccinations, Cardiff can go on walks in the neighborhood. Still no intensely close contact like dog parks or doggy daycare, but walking around where other dogs have been is now is within reason. We haven’t gone far, but she’s catching on very quick to how the walkies work. She tends towards the sidewalk, and doesn’t yank when there’s an interesting yard. She even saw some lawn ornaments in front of a neighbor’s house and looked back at me like “What the heck are those?” instead of running off. This checking in behavior is great, and she was rewarded with getting to go see them.

She put her nose up to the solar-powered pinwheels and decided they weren’t a threat. The cutout of the snowmen she growled at and shyed away from. I don’t blame her - I don’t like Christmas in December - let alone July.

Being able to go out in public now is a huge deal. We made a couple trips to places, and she loves meeting new people. Of course, she’s the cutest dog any of them have seen.

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