No Means No!

As part of our week-long crusade to get used to other dogs at the Denton dog park, Honey and I did our usual thing yesterday.

There was one dog there who was trying to show he was boss by mounting other dogs. Some dogs just laid down, some others tried to get away, and a few actually growled and tried to nip at the dog, to show him he was committing a major social faux pas.

He eventually got around to Honey. While a little worried about the big dog's intentions, I let Honey deal with it herself. The dog tried to mount her, and Honey immediately turned around, growled, barked, and even nipped at the big dog! She let him know in no uncertain terms that she (1) wasn't that kind of girl and (2) wasn't going to allow him to be so rude.

After the dog stepped away, she came to me, tail a-waggin', mouth a-grinnin'. She got a big hug and lots of "Good girl!" affirmations.

Who says Honey can't take care of herself?