Pet Stores and Parks!

[Colleen & Abel]

Last night I ran into my boss and her 2 year old daughter at the park. I had been trying to run into them so Abel could get more socialization with kids. For the most part he was good. He was a little excited with the child running around and squealing and he was still pretty full of energy due to it being the beginning of his walk.
On the weekend I took Abel to the local Petland. He is well behaved in pet stores so far. This is the second time I have taken him to a pet store and he just walks around beside me. There was a little 6 month old Boston Terrier puppy that for some reason he was scared of!! This is the first time we have encountered a dog that he was actually scared of. Usually he wants to play with anything that moves.

[Jennifer Tramell]

I think it's good that Abel was scared of the other puppy. I've seen some dogs who have no doggy manners and will get in other dogs' faces even if the other dog is displaying "back off" body language. Sounds like Abel is on his way to being a well mannered, well socialized boy.