Current mood:	amused
Current music:	Andras Schiff - Aria (Var I-V)

What will my dog dream up next?
Yesterday when Julia and I went to CHHS to pick something up, she was exhibitting very strange behavior. She wasn't distracted by anything so the behavior was nothing that needed to be corrected.

After crossing the little streets by Spindler, we were on the long stretch of sidewalk, which is when the odd behavior took place. This is the sidewalk that is leading up to CHHS.

She was veering to the right at different points on this very straight sidewalk. We never went off the sidewalk, but the path she took me on certainly wasn't straight. After a couple of these times when she veered to the right, I determined why she was veering to the right.

It was bright and sunny yesterday so there were a number of shadows that were cast from poles and other objects along the way. These shadows were cast on the sidewalk and ultimately in our path. Julia, for whatever reason, determined in her brain that these long dark shadows were dangerous obstacles that needed to be avoided at all costs. I'm unsure why she made that decision yesterday when we have walked the route many times on sunny days.

There has only been one other time in which she has made this decision. Sometime last summer, a friend and I were walking to the post office so we could mail things. My friend had a very large kite that cast a very long shadow. She was walking on my right side so the shadow was cast somewhere in front of me. Julia felt that this was an obstacle so guided me around it. I was laughing really hard because what can a shadow do to me? Nothing! Apparently, in her little brain, she thought it was a dangerous situation.

This dog never ceases to amuse me with the choices she makes both in and out of harness.