Tito update (!!!), SPCA fun

Wow, what a coincidence that I told you all about Tito last week! We've been getting gorgeous weather here in Victoria lately, so on the weekend we took our dog Arlo and met a bunch of friends at Dallas Road, which is a very popular dog-friendly park, for a walk. In the middle of our walk, I was having fun watching all the off-leash dogs zoom all around when one of them caught my eye. It looked like Tito! I pointed and asked Mark if he thought the dog was Tito and he said "no way". No big surprise Mark didn't recognize him - the dog was filled out nicely and his head didn't look waaay too big for his body, like skinny Tito's had. Well...I went over to say hi, and it was indeed a beefy, healthy looking Tito! Arlo went nuts, jumping all over him, and I surveyed the humans walking along the path, looking for the owners.

A nice couple approached and I introduced myself, explaining that we had fostered Tito for a little while. I asked LOTS of questions and those patient people were good enough to chat with me for a few minutes about their pooch. Sounds like he's doing great! The separation anxiety has been avoided due to their careful observation of Tito's anxiety levels in different situations, and probably due to the fact that he is now in a stable, secure home. It sounded like they were one big happy family, and I was so glad to be able to see him so happy and healthy!

His owners got a kick out of the fact that I had known Tito when he had a tail. :)


Anway, that was our Saturday. Because the beautiful January weather continued, we went out to Dallas Road on Sunday too, this time with our friend Megan who works at the SPCA. We met her at the shelter as her shift was ending and took along a shelter dog, Diva, so she could get some exercise and socialization at Dallas Road.

Diva is a 6 or 7 month old little Rottweiler mix. She is a sweet girl who got along perfectly with all the dogs we met on our walk. She was also very good for me the whole time, except for trying to jump up to say 'hi' occasionally on other people that passed by. I don't consider that to be horrible behaviour, especially from a puppy, so really she was very good. Apparently this sweet girl is a bit of a manipulator though, and if she thinks she can dominate her human companion, she will do so. However, I walked her in a crowded park for three hours and she was as sweet as sugar to me, the other dogs, and every human we encountered. Diva needed a few corrections when I first took her out of her kennel, but she responded well to correction and settled down, happy to follow me now that I had made it clear I was the leader.

Overall we had lots of fun at Dallas Road, and so did Diva. After having walked her, I can honestly say that - given the right circumstances in my life - I would seriously consider adopting her. She seems to be a go-getter with no aggression issues, and has such a cute little rotti build, but is the colour of butterscotch. Sweetness!!