We were bad dog owners and didn't take Darwin to a park first to wear her down, and so when we got there she was a nut! She was good walking on her leash, but very hyped up especially when we saw other dogs. It was embarrassing (note to self, always tire Darwin out before going some place social) to be "those" dog owners with the seemingly out of control barky dog.
Remi didn't mention it in his blog post, but when we saw Remi, Darwin went crazy! It was quite a scene, and so we quickly parted ways with Remi and his parents, and went to find a table we could sit at to let Darwin take in all the activities from a distance.
Darwin did get a lot of attention from people walking by.
And even got some funny glances.
After hanging out for a couple hours, she finally calmed down and was able to greet other dogs without barking at them.
She even managed to ignore this cute Australian Shepherd puppy hanging out at the other end of the table from us.
Darwin even eventually LAID DOWN OUTSIDE on the grass. She never does that!
Since she was behaving herself we thought we'd let her taste some beer and clean up any spills.
What started as a rough outing (sorry Remi!) ended up being pretty fun and we learned a valuable lesson... a tired dog is a good dog.
**just found the official Oktoberfest image gallery and there are a couple shots of Remi and Darwin! Go to the Dogtoberfest page and you can browse the fun pups that were there.
