Company Picnic

Today I had a company picnic. Since it was at a local park I thought it would be a good idea to take one of the Goldens with me. DH said I could take Belle or Sam. Belle wasn't feeling too good so I took Sam. DH loaded up a soft crate (the type we take to shows), a folding chair, water, and Sam's care bag into the car. Sam jumped in and off we went. He seemed to really enjoy the day. He didn't bark or make a nuisance of himself. He was polite and everybody LOVED him. He walked around the lake a couple of times, saw Canadian Geese for the first time, picked up a few pinecones, and made a lot of friends. The only phrase that describes how he acted during the picnic would "Perfect Angel"

He didn't play ball like he normally does, he was distracted by all the people. A couple of different children came up to say hi, he loved it, they loved it. What can I say but that he is the 'Perfect Angel' and not the typical Golden of our household.

Right after I got home Auntie was there to pick him up. I wasn't quite sure why, since I had him in the back and he hadn't been reintroduced to the others, they had to go through the dominance factor. If it was up to me, I would not have had them go through the stress and just had Auntie meet and greet the pack inside, then take Sam from the back. BUT it wasn't my choice, it was DH and Auntie's choice, I was left out of the decision process.

Auntie stayed for a short time, then left with Sam. They will have a fun week together.