Every new experience builds up in Watson's "memory bank".New exposures help her to be more confident so that when she is presented with a new experience in the future, she will take it in stride.
Watson explored the wild west of Big Bend, Texas and handled it like a pro.
She experienced a different and very dry climate. This presented smells from different vegetation. The predominant type of vegetation is cactuses with spiky thorns.
Thankfully, somehow she knew not to touch the cactus and never had any altercations with their painful thorns.
When she was exposed to a different type of "wildlife", she took it in stride with curiosity and aplomb.
(Maybe it was from watching those National Geographic TV shows.)
Her feet were exposed to surfaces that are different than what she is used to.
At home, she gets a lot of walks on cement and her pads have toughened up. So when she was exposed to the hot, dry, paths with pebbles, it never bothered her.
It was very hot in the desert, and she managed to convince us to let her go for a cool dip in the mighty Rio Grande River, which separates Texas from Mexico.
As a golden, she took to the water without any hesitation.
I am not sure who got whom into trouble, nor, who got whom out of trouble, but we all made it home safe and sound, with a few more experiences under our belt.
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