Friday, May 2, 2025

Mastering Small Talk

Me and Kai have been going to the dog park kinda regularly lately.  

Kai's socializing skills are good.  He likes to meet and greet at the gate.  He perks up when he sees new dogs entering.  He holds up his chest and makes himself big and confident.  Mostly, he'll run around with them and will even snarl at the pushy ones.

Kai makes up for my social ineptitude.  I try to make an effort to talk to the other humans.  At least we have our dogs to talk about, but sometimes I feel like I'm just babbling.

Maybe this video will help me.

8 comments:

Susan said...

I have 3 dogs at home with 3 different personalities 😁. Kai is a socialite, lol. You have a lot to talk about besides Kai. Your art, photography, travels to Japan, cooking, pottery, more than me for sure !!

Chet Colson said...

Great, that Kai has good social skills

K and S said...

:)

jalna said...

LOL. Three! Good that they can entertain each other.

jalna said...

The more we go the more we're getting comfortable.

jalna said...

😁

Honolulu Aunty said...

I am very much like you - preferring the company of dogs (though I don't have any any more) and dreading social situations - because we are essentially introverts. However, I really can and do participate in conversations, maybe too much. But this Dr. Thomas Smithyman is a bit irritating to me, lol. He is on the hunt. If I saw him coming, I would find the nearest bush to hide behind.
Another thing that is happening to me is that I can remember some conversations but not who said what. Or, I can remember the people I interacted with but not what was said. Actually, a really good started to converstions with people my age is how forgetful I am becoming.

jalna said...

I probably would hide too. That’s what I like about wearing masks.