Inu's socializing day

We brought inu out for a group socializing event over the weekend. This was the first time in inu's 5-month life to meet with so many dogs (gigantic, tiny, aggressive, timid, fury, furless, obese, thin, old, young, clean, smelly dogs) and human beings. Inu was a bit timid at the beginning in the crowd but she started to get along well with other dogs and people quickly. The dogs would smell each other when they met, probably that was the way they said hello to each other. Inu would become playful to some dogs, even the dogs are much bigger in size than her, and on the other hand, she would become timid to other dogs that are about the same size. I am sure inu has her own judgment while socializing with the peers. There were other beagles around also and we brought inu to meet with them too. What they did was to sniff each other.

Inu still appeared to approach people more than dogs and she got along with people very well. She looked so cute and behaved so well while people were petting her. Many people had praised her and I was thinking in my head like, ya right, only if you were that nice at home.

Inu spent 4 hours in the event and she looked so tired eventually. We had to hold her in our hands at some point. Anyhow, she got some free dog treats at the scene and I think inu like them very much. I am sure inu had a lot of fun. Inu pretty much had her mind shut down the rest of the evening, resting with eyes closed. I am glad that inu had a great time learning the other side of the world, beside our house.

We took a measure for inu and realized that inu had been growing, although not by much and not as fast. From front toes to back toes, we measured about 101 cm in length. She also grew heavier to about 9.5 kg now, that's over 20 lbs. :O.

Today I found an interesting article, also the most popular news at yahoo about a beagle saving her owner's life to be awarded with humanitarian prize. If inu has appropriate training, I am sure she can do it well too :).