Just move the cat, people!

Thanks again, I will send people to this post, it’s great!

I know right? Poor Toby.

LOL no, but that’s a fantastic excuse. Jameson was my husband’s cat before we met, so I had no say in that, but we rescued Puppidawg together. He thought it would be hilarious. I wasn’t a fan at first, but I was outvoted by all of the pet owners in the waiting room at our vet’s office. We tried for weeks to find a cat name for Bailey, but didn’t like any of them. So we went with booze instead.

I think being a puppy mill breeder mom she probably got cornered a few times…and so she always has an escape route planned in her mind.

Many of our local trails are carved out of steep gorges with water on one side and sheer rock walls on the other. I’ve had the same experiences as you have on the trail.

Our best bet is always to be aware of who is ahead of and behind us so we can “pull off” the trail into a wider area before passing. But more people need to practice their “passing” skills. It was one of the big things we worked on for Honey’s Canine Good Citizen test. And the hiking trails have made it a highly valued skill.

Very few people realize how challenging on-leash greetings are for dogs. But I sometimes worry that if I just drop Honey’s leash it will end up getting tangled and causing its own problems.

I guess there’s no way to stop being a worry wart.

I try to compromise with Honey but keeping the leash very slack and relaxed and following her around in circles (you’ll notice that if both people circle around the dogs, they never get the leashes tangled).

It allows the safety of having her on a leash while not adding to the tension. But it’s always the decision we have to make with our dogs every day.

Because I don’t live with cats, I didn’t understand the whole cat dynamics.

But I certainly understood the human dynamics and I agree with you 100%. Knowing just a little bit about dogs has certainly ruined you tube for me.

Until Taryn mentioned it, I never thought of the risks at the entrance to the agility ring. I understand how hyped up the dogs are. I’m starting to feel surprised there isn’t a blood bath at every competition.