Loki and I ended up going to the local park this morning. With my camera strapped around my neck, we walked to the park and had a very pleasant surprise.
After a bit of running around, Loki ran into one of his new friends - Chi-Chi! During their reunion, I saw something that was actually quite surprising and new to me. Loki wasn't nervous at all! He allowed Chi-Chi to sniff him and wagged his tail happily as Chi-Chi did this. After their sniffing of each other - this is where it gets surprising - they were running around together. This is something that Loki has never done with another dog before. Usually, he allows the others to sniff him or vice versa and then moves on. This time, it changed.
He was being more social than usual. He was surprisingly cheery after seeing Chi-Chi. The dog's owner told me that Chi-Chi has met a dog with similar problems like Loki. After this dog met Chi-Chi, the dog was very playful. Perhaps it's not Chi-Chi's personality that makes him quite universally popular with the dogs he meets.
However, there are some problems that I encounter frequently when taking Loki to the park for my Genius Hour project. It's the problem of being able to record his behaviour with another dog. I find it quite difficult to record since the other dog's owner usually creates small talk with me. I have trouble turning on the camera and start recording since I find it quite impolite to do so while another person is speaking with me. This is a problem that needs to be fixed because, with great regret, I could not record this new behaviour.
I plan on bringing Loki back to Aengus since he's easily accessible (family friend's pet). Perhaps his behaviour and slight hatred towards Aengus will change since their first encounter. I will keep you posted.
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