Mocha had her first play date on Sunday! As you may know, she has had a reputation (rightly deserved) of not being good with other dogs. Cooper is a neighbor dog with whom Mocha has gotten pretty well acquainted. They've taken walks together, and they sit together and wait while their parents talk.
Dave thought that Mocha was ready to try to interact with Cooper off-leash. Cooper's parents were always willing to try this with Mocha. Their yard is fenced, so a date was made to play this past Sunday.
I didn't go, because I was nervous about it, and felt my nervous energy might change Mocha's behavior in a bad way.
Here is what Dave told me about the play date:
They started out by standing in the driveway out front for a couple minutes. Then they went into the yard. Mocha sniffed around some, and then Dave let her off the leash. Cooper's dad brought out 2 squeaky tennis balls, and threw them for the dogs. Mocha would run to get one and bring it back to Dave. Cooper would just run past the ball, very fast. A couple times when he was running fast past Mocha, she growled. Dave corrected her right away, and she stopped immediately.
This running and chasing balls continued for a while. The dogs played separately but together. All in all, I think this was a success! Mocha may have more friends in the future.
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