This is a lovely story courtesy of The Dodo.
It is about Mia, a dog who has ideas of her own when it comes to choosing a destination.
To be honest, I wasn’t going to post anything for today but then I saw this story on The Dodo and wondered if it could be put together fairly rapidly.
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Dog Tries To Pull Her Mom To The Beach Every Time They Go On A Walk
“She reacts this way EVERY DAY” 😂
By Caitlin Jill Anders
Published on 9/3/2020
The first time Mia went to the beach when she was around 5 months old, she fell in love. She loves swimming, digging in the sand and chasing her ball around, and it quickly became one of her favorite outings.
Mia and her mom go to the beach about once a week in the summertime — but for Mia, it’s never enough. Their house isn’t far from the beach, so whenever Mia is out on a walk and they pass the way that would take them to the beach, she immediately stops walking and stands her ground.
“She knows the way by heart,” Yoshi Lok, Mia’s mom, told The Dodo. “She also knows that if she keeps heading north, she will eventually get to the beach which is why she always stops in her tracks and pulls me when we are heading in the opposite direction of the beach!”
Mia can be incredibly stubborn and has no problem engaging in a standoff with her mom. Every time, her mom pleads with her to keep walking, trying to explain that they don’t have time to go to the beach that day, but Mia always tries to wait a little bit longer. She hopes that the longer she stands there, the more likely it is that her mom will cave in and take her to the beach after all.
“She isn’t very happy when we don’t go, she does try more than once on our walks to go to the beach,” Lok said. “Sometimes I have to bribe her with treats to keep walking.”
Even though Mia gets to go to the beach more than most dogs do, she would definitely prefer to go every day, and has made her stance on that perfectly clear.
“She reacts this way EVERY DAY,” Lok said. “Ever since we walked to the beach three years ago (when we moved to this area in Vancouver — Kitsilano), she remembered the way and never forgot.”
On the days when Mia finally does get to go to the beach, she’s so happy. As soon as she and her mom start walking in the direction of the beach, she gets so excited and practically runs all the way there. She swims, digs and runs as much as she possibly can until it’s time to go home — and then starts her campaign to go back to the beach all over again the next day.
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I think that Yoshi wouldn’t have quite the problem with Mia, if indeed it is seen as a problem, if Mia had a doggie companion. While a single dog is very common having two dogs doesn’t really increase the workload that much and the rewards in terms of the two dogs playing together is immeasurable.
Just my thought!
Learning from Dogs 
I had a very persuasive Lab. Melanie would dig her feet in protest when she didn’t get her way, lol. I wish I lived that close to a beach. My dog wouldn’t have to beg me.
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I agree, Susan. Living near the beach that is. The second and third photographs are fabulous in my opinion.
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Woot…I know Mia! She’s such a sweetie and truly does love the beach.
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I think that all if not most dogs love the beach, Monika!
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Not exactly; I’ve had a couple who were not enamoured with water. Sam would avoid puddles on the sidewalk, and stay well away from any beach, instead choosing to observe from a long distance away. It was really quite comical, especially since Standard Poodles were bred as waterfowl hunting dogs.
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I stand corrected!
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Can you blame, Yoshi? 😄
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Welcome Violet to this place and we hope to see you again soon. And to respond to your question, no, not at all!
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