But first the numbers...
age: 19 weeks
weight: 60 lbs.
height: 23 inches
length: 47 inches
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On Sunday the wife and I took the pup down to Dog Beach in Huntington Beach. It's a 1.5 mile stretch of beach that a dog can run off-leash. As a dog owner, places like this are golden because your dog can get some exercise and socialize. Lucah is a bit of a wimp when it comes to aggressive dogs, so a lot of his interactions were only with dogs that would allow him to sniff them in a "familiar" way. But he warmed up to strangers and ran around like a mad puppy.
We found out that Lucah isn't afraid of water, but is afraid of the waves coming into the beach. We would walk him out on the sand and as the wave came in we would keep him in its path. As the water came up to his ankles he would immediately try to hop away...but he would head out to sea, getting himself deeper in the water. Once this happened he would just run in circles until the water went back out. I don't think he will be a water rescue dog, but I can see that eventually he will really enjoy the surf, which will make the 30 minute drive totally worth it.
One of our biggest finds at the beach was Gus, a 230 lb. apricot mastiff. Gus stood about 38 inches at the shoulder and was a pussy cat. Lucah must have felt something familiar with him because he wasn't afraid and ran around him. Gus' owners say he is only 230lbs. but I think they were not entirely honest about it.
We plan to go back this week. This time wearing appropriate beach attire.
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