Family Outing

~ Light Parade ~

     We brought Sophie alone with us on a family outing to a Christmas Light Parade in a nearby town. This was her first time to go for a walk on a leash downtown. We have been keeping her away from walking in most of public places until she has finished her puppy vaccine series. She loved being with us but was pretty nervous about walking over all the cracks on the sidewalks in the dark :)

     There were lots of people for her to meet and a large variety of noises to experience! She was happy laying at our feet on the sidewalk but when she began to get chilly we wrapped her up in a baby blanket and she sat happily in the stroller. She became nervous when a large truck blowing flames into the sky drove by. This made her tucker her head under the blanket! That is when she needed to some extra TLC from my sister to reassure her.

     On our walk back to the car we encouraged her with a few treats which perked her up and gave her confidence to heal more consistently. It was a successful social outing and we look forward to being able to work on healing more in the near future.


Sophie 13 weeks old