Miniature Schnauzer Adventures

Mike in Macy’s

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Mike the Miniature Schnauzer was going to do a guest blog post (like he’s done in these other posts in this category – Miniature Schnauzer Adventures) but this is his current situation which doesn’t lend itself to typing 😉 :

He’s of course playing ball even though he is in a cone (which we have renamed “the scoop” instead of “the cone of shame” as he uses it to scoop up the ball from the ground, ha!). Mike had a “hot spot” on his leg he was bothering, it opened up and now he is on antibiotics after a veterninary appointment and has to wear “the scoop” for a week while it heals.

A week ago we took Mike to the mall and he spent time in Macy’s department store.

Mike’s life has really evolved from when my late husband Terry’s and I adopted him from a rescue organization out of Portland, Oregon in September 2014. When we first got him he was suffering with anxiety and behavioral issues (you can read more of Mike’s story on this old post – Taking Chances: The Mike Hogan Chronicles).

Back in 2014 when we first adopted him I would have never imagined a time when he would go in a backpack to a department store. We were just trying to train him to walk on a leash and not be so incredibly aggressive when another dog (or human) walked by when he was on leash!

And now he goes to home improvement stores all the time in his box and gets pets from other customers and the staff at the store while being pushed in the shopping cart.

And he gets to go to department stores like Macy’s (okay now I am back to connecting this post into the title of this post, ha!) in his backpack!

A lot of this evolution is thanks to John from early on in our relationship encouraged me to give Mike a chance to have new experiences. I also have to thank my sister who encouraged me to take Mike to the Nordstrom’s Rack when she first visited me in May 2019 when I had just moved to Denver.

Previously the only store experiences Mike had were at quilt shops when Terry and I went quilt shop hopping. He was in the backpack on Terry’s back and no one could come near him!

So here is Mike at Macy’s last week:

People would come up behind John and pet Mike no problem.

Mike was pretty mellow and didn’t mind going up and down the department store escalators:

Mike even got to hang out in the mall Foodcourt after all that shopping at Macy’s:

Yes we let him have a little taste of our french fries, he’d been a good boy!

I just realized I adopted Mike nearly a year after starting my blog. Wow how time flies!

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  3. Tierney, Mike is a testament of the transformation that can take place with consistency, patience, and opportunity. What beautiful fruit you are seeing in Mike! He is truly living the best life. Who knows he and Goose may become besties yet.

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