At Least Mia Won't Pee On You

What a strange day at the dog park...

• I got peed on by a dog.
• Mia got humped by a male dog.
• Mia got peed on by the same dog that peed on me.
• and Mia met another boyfriend.

I was happy to learn that my dog was not one of the out of control ones there today.  It felt good... sort of like redemption after our trail walk earlier this morning.

We came across an older woman walking with her husky off leash, which was fine.  I don't really care if people have their dogs on or off leash as long as their mild mannered.  So the dogs meet each other very nicely (I was so proud of Mia!) and get along fine, and then Mia jumps all over the woman, which of course was mortifying.  The woman said, "does she do this to you?"  I said, yes sometimes.  She says, "And you let her get away with it?"  Like, it's a work in progress.  I know that Mia isn't perfect and that she does need a lot more discipline when it comes to stranger interaction but like give me an effing break.  I don't think she was trying to be rude, I think she was just curious.  She's like, "I have one of these [holds up a remote shocker] to remind him once in a while who's in charge."  It was kind of nice to know that not all dogs are perfect and even when they seem like they are, they do still have to be reminded of who the boss is.  Later on the trail we met another dog, and the dogs said hello nicely without much anxiety.  Today was much better than yesterday.