Sunday, 5 June 2011

Socialisation, socialisation, socialisation

Because we want a nice bomb proof Kiitos, we are working hard to make sure she is getting well socialised. She has already had several visits from friends, family and neighbours, but Saturday night was an oppotunity for some major socialisation, when we took Kiitos to the SFLS Quiz, fish and chips night at the Newbury Showground. While Inko spent the evening in Jo and George's awning with her brother Tarkka, Kiitos stayed with Adam and I during the quiz and then for the drinks afterwards, and was passed between many people, all keen to have a cuddle of the cute puppy! She was such a good girl! She didn't seem phased by it at all. For most of the quiz she was curled up on Jo's lap and then snuggled up inside Jo's jumper when it got a bit chillier later in the evening.

She must have been a good luck charm, as our team won the quiz!! It was either her, or perhaps George's very impressive quiz knowledge (he nearly single handedly won us the quiz!).

Once the quiz was over, eighteen of us squeezed into Steve and Shelley's awning to have some drinks and to have a sing song with Terry playing guitar. He was accompanied by Philip playing drums using an upturned dog food box, and Adam played the bongos on an upturned water bowl - all very creative. Kiitos had much fun being passed around all eighteen people for a cuddle! She once again took it all in her stride, and didn't seem fussed by all the chatting, laughing, singing, guitar playing and 'drum' playing, and after the 'pass the puppy' just curled up on my lap and had a snooze!

One of the conditions of getting a cuddle with her, was that people had to have their photos taken with her :)

There's a selection of the pics of her cuddles with lots of people on our Flickr site.


1 comment:

Jo Ross said...

Puppy cuddles where fab she's yummy and winning the quiz was even better especially as I didn't answer a single question :-)