{"id":758,"date":"2014-04-24T05:17:33","date_gmt":"2014-04-24T09:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yourdesignerdogblog.com\/?p=758"},"modified":"2014-05-02T04:28:51","modified_gmt":"2014-05-02T08:28:51","slug":"u-umbrella-atozchallenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.yourdesignerdogblog.com\/2014\/04\/24\/u-umbrella-atozchallenge\/","title":{"rendered":"U is for Umbrella – #atozchallenge"},"content":{"rendered":"


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I took this picture on the day that Sadie first discovered umbrellas. I don’t typically\u00a0use an umbrella, preferring to just dash in and out of the car or house.\u00a0Plus it’s just too much to juggle with my purse and Sadie on\u00a0her leash.
\nBut on this particular day I needed to run to the store in the pouring rain, and since I\u00a0was leaving Sadie home during my errand,\u00a0I decided to bring my umbrella. When I\u00a0got\u00a0home I left the\u00a0umbrella open\u00a0in the hallway to dry like I usually do.\u00a0A few minutes later the hallway erupts with\u00a0barks and growls and I run in to find Sadie confronting the unfamiliar object that’s invading her territory. So naturally I grab my camera and sit down to watch what\u00a0she’s going to do next. At first it was lots of barking and kicking back her legs, trying to claim her territory. Once she saw that the umbrella wasn’t responding to her\u00a0intimidation tactics, she felt confident enough to inch closer and begin sniffing it. And that’s when someone shut the door to another\u00a0room, creating a draft that sent the umbrella rocking and scared the heck out of\u00a0my dog.\u00a0Of course I felt bad that she got scared, so I grabbed the umbrella and held it steady for her, showing her that it was safe to resume her sniffing. Soon Sadie’s confidence came back and she even stepped inside the overturned umbrella and sat down, allowing me to take the above picture. Then Sadie realized the umbrella could make a fun toy if you hit it and\u00a0make it start rolling around on the floor. It was absolutely adorable to watch for a while, until the playing got rougher and my umbrella was in mortal danger and had to be taken away. I love seeing her overcome her fears like she did that day. I just wish her confidence didn’t come at the cost of a dead umbrella.<\/p>\n

This post is part of the Blogging From A to\u00a0Z April Challenge<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Check out Slimdoggy<\/a>‘s blog hop below for other great pet blogs taking the challenge<\/a> with me!<\/p>\n

This post is part of the Thursday Barks and Bytes blog hop brought to you by 2 Brown Dawgs<\/a> and Heart Like A Dog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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