My passport arrived, so I had to go downtown to the “Buergeramt Mitte” to pick it up. As always I took one of my dogs with me. Since Indra is the youngest and needs much more socialization I took her along with me and as always, she behaved wonderfully. I had poop bags with me, just in case she had an accident on the sidewalk. I don’t want to be one of those dog owners that never carry bags with them and leave the dog poop on the road. Over here there are trash bins everywhere so it’s not a problem to get rid of the bag either.

Anyhow, we walked down the road and she sniffed literally everywhere. It all smelled so good, all those new smells and other dogs that have been there before her. Oh how she loved to sniff and smell all those different scents.

I checked the doors of the Buergeramt, if no dogs are allowed in a building it usually has a sign that will let you know, since I couldn’t find anything I simply took her with me. Some people looked funny at me, but hey, nobody said anything and she behaved perfectly. I pulled a number and went into the waiting area, sat down and Indra immediately laid down. What a good girl she is.

I was surprised to find young people working there. Usually it’s older people but with this city hall it was young people all over the place. When my number was called we got up and walked to Desk No.9
I showed her the receipt and she went looking for my passport. I told Indra to sit and she listened.

After I got my passport we went back to the car and stopped at the meat market on the way back. I tied her up outside to ask for the price for beef heart. I wanted to get them some goodies. Unfortunately I have to order three to four days in advance. Indra didn’t like being tied up outside and she somehow got out of the harness right when I left the meat marked. She ran up to me like she wanted to say “MOM, MOM HOW DARE YOU TO LEAVE ME OUT THERE ALONE?!” or maybe she just smelled the meat and wanted to get some. Isn’t it mean to tie up a young dog outside the meat market and expect them to stay there while I go where you can find all these goodies? For her a meat market is like being in heaven. LOL
So we definitely have to work on that, but all in all she is a very well behaved young Lady that knows when to behave and when she can be a brat, which she’s a lot… lately… at home…

Since our exception of policy to keep all three dogs runs out at August first I wanted to make one last stand and paid them a visit with Indra. I figured that either they are going to kick us out or we can impress them with a well behaved puppy and win their hearts over puppy breath. Okay, she’s not exactly a puppy anymore but she still has the puppy face and can be the most adorable clumsy girl ever (as long as she doesn’t obsess over the Kong and chases other dogs underneath the table because she doesn’t want to share it…).

So first I went to the mail-office. For some reason the summer swap box returned, it as completely torn up. I re-packed everything and brought it back. I tied Indra up outside the building because I was told that by American law, not pet is allowed in the mail-room except for seeing eyes or service dogs to be.

She whined. Oh my god she was so heartbroken that I left her and she caught the attention of a lot of people and they were standing all around her, pitying that poor puppy that was left alone by her owner. I just wished that people, who don’t know the dog, would stay away. Even though she is a puppy, by petting her, they are encouraging her in what she is doing, which in this case was whining. Plus, I don’t like strangers to pet my dogs while I am not there and it is just common sense not to go to a dog that is tied up and that you don’t know, because if something happens it’s ALWAYS the dogs fault.

Afterwards we went over to housing. The downstairs floor is being re-build and workers were tearing things up, using loud machines that she’s never seen before. She handled the situation perfectly. That girl has some sound nerves.
We went upstairs into the lobby and talked to the information desk. I told him that I am here to extend the exception of policy for our dogs and all he heard was “three dogs”.
He laughed at me. Like it was the craziest thing in the world to try and get an exception. I told him like three times that we already have one and was about to get mad because I don’t like being laughed at the way he did. Even if it was impossible to get one, as a customer, I want to be treated with respect.

Indra was petted by some girl that’s been waiting for her parents. Than the lady came outside to talk to me. She adored the puppy and went back to look for our exception. First they couldn’t find it and than she said that we’d have to turn in a new application because we have big dogs (Shepherds are medium sized, not giants). I asked how what the chances are and she said that since it’s only until November the “higher up” wouldn’t make a big fuzz about it, so our chances are good to get it approved.
By that time some of her co-workers came out, adoring the puppy and than they started talking about their own dogs comparing them to Indra.

Anyhow, hubby has to write up a new memo, get it signed by the Commander, turn it in and most likely it’ll get approved (hopefully).
I really don’t want to move any of them out of the house.
Yes, it would be easier to keep this place clean, but they are a pack and I don’t want to break it up. Especially since Zenzy has warmed up to Indra and is now starting accept her.

I had to drop something off at ACS and took Indra with me. I always use the PX to do some Obedience work because it is distracting but not too busy and I am walking over the parking lots, on the sidewalks, tie her up on a pole so she learns to stay there without making a szene.
So today I took her with me. Tied her up outside the Building, went inside and told the lady that I couldn’t stay long because my puppy is outside. She was like “Oh, why don’t you bring her in?”

I guess because we are in Germany, the rules are not as bad as in the States.

Long stories short, Indra had a blast. She behaved, a lot of people and some kids petted her and she was a great ambassador for her breed. It was a great way to socialize her, even though she is well socialized already. She didn’t have any problems with the automatic swinging doors and one guy thought she is being trained as a seeing eye dog because she’s wearing a harness. That wasn’t the first time somebody assumed that and I think it is because of the harness that people think that she’s being trained as a Service Dog.

Nobody had any problem with her being in the building, they literally enjoyed petting her. Everybody was laughing and you could clearly see that it brightened their day. It was an overall great experience for all of us. Indra showed what a great breed German Shepherds are, some people had the chance to pet a cute puppy and to me it was a perfect training session.

We did a little Obedience work and than I let her chase the Kong afterwards. Whenever she got back she dropped it into the water-bowl. I thought it’s cute LOL. Since the Video isn’t showing up, here is the link (click me)