Outing at Danube Island...

Well, I've been chatting back and forth with this guy. And we do get well along in the chat. It's not like he would fit my usual dating age bracket nor does he fit into the guys I usually date. But as the saying goes...opposites attract. We've also been out on a Sunday afternoon for a casual date and we seemed to get along well with each other. But all of that is purely theoretical if we can't our dogs to get along with each other. And as far as Gina goes... sympathy is all that counts.
So we arranged for us to meet at Danube Island. And the plan was to let our dogs get to know each other and than go for a stroll along the river Danube. The dogs meeting each other was pretty much a piece of cake. Gina was unsure at first but really showed genuine interest in Angie. And after a little bitching around Angie wanted to socialize as well. Just 10 minutes into the meeting the two dogs were getting along perfectly with each other just like BFF's. They were walking side by side with each other, exploring the same things and problems at all. That made me very happy.
But I did get to know different sides of Gina as well. While she usually is a little defensive about big dogs in the neighborhood, it didn't bother her at all Danube Island. Apparently being out on a hike and meeting other dogs an entirely different game than meeting dogs in the neighborhood. The second thing I figured out is that Gina apparently is kind of a water dog. She was constantly pulling towards the river Danube and if I had let her she probably would have gone for a swim. Considering that the Danube is a major stream and has quite a considerable current, that would have been a bad idea. In the future I might try that with on of the closed of sidearms. But I did let her get a little taste of the river and of course my crazy dog had to step right into the Danube and drink out of it. After that now it's over with pulling towards the water...well not so much luck. Guess Daisy did spoil me in that regard, since she was pretty much water shy.
In the end we walked from Reichsbrücke to Floridsdorferbrücke and back. That is pretty much a hike of about 2 hours. And it was fun for the dogs and for Roger and I as well. We said our good byes at the subway station and I headed back to my apartment.