I have not written about the main man in my life yet, although he is not on the equine species, he is right up there! My dog, Scooter, and I are inseparable. He is a year and a half old goldendoodle that I got on May 18, 2009, the day after I graduated from undergrad. I grew up with standard poodles and loved them like crazy but was always intrigued by the poodle mixes. So I settled on the goldendoodle and I would never have another bred of dog. He is lovely, great with people and even better with the horses.
I started bringing Scooter to the barn with me just two days after I brought him home. I wanted to make sure that he was able to adjust quickly to life around the horses. I needed to have confidence that if he were to become a “barn dog” that I could train him from a young age about how to be respectful of the horses so he would not get hurt being around them. He caught on very quickly and knows which horses to stay away from and what “watch out!” means.
There is one thing that I don’t think Scooter understands. And that is who the horses actually belong to. I swear he thinks they are his. He knows each horse by name. If I ask him “where is Sparky?” or “where is Rudolf?” he will actually go sit outside of their stalls. It is very cute. Normally horses and dogs are indifferent about each other but do not really interact. That is not the case with my animals. I really think they genuinely like each other. Scooter will go on trail rides with Sparky and I, running along side as we ride. He watches over them when they are outside, and will even lay next to them as they graze. I have never seen a dog grow so attached to horses before or have horses that didn’t mind having a dog so close to them. He knows they are a part of our family. It is really very cool to see how they interact and that they seem to know that the three of them are all connected.
I started bringing Scooter to the barn with me just two days after I brought him home. I wanted to make sure that he was able to adjust quickly to life around the horses. I needed to have confidence that if he were to become a “barn dog” that I could train him from a young age about how to be respectful of the horses so he would not get hurt being around them. He caught on very quickly and knows which horses to stay away from and what “watch out!” means.
There is one thing that I don’t think Scooter understands. And that is who the horses actually belong to. I swear he thinks they are his. He knows each horse by name. If I ask him “where is Sparky?” or “where is Rudolf?” he will actually go sit outside of their stalls. It is very cute. Normally horses and dogs are indifferent about each other but do not really interact. That is not the case with my animals. I really think they genuinely like each other. Scooter will go on trail rides with Sparky and I, running along side as we ride. He watches over them when they are outside, and will even lay next to them as they graze. I have never seen a dog grow so attached to horses before or have horses that didn’t mind having a dog so close to them. He knows they are a part of our family. It is really very cool to see how they interact and that they seem to know that the three of them are all connected.
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