Friday, December 26, 2008
Fast friends
If you had to pick two dogs which, it would be highly comical to see playing together, you couldn't do much better than a basset hound and a shih tzu. The In-Laws have a new ST puppy, C, who is just adorable as all puppies and small dogs are. She knows she is adorable and is a lot of fun. She likes to play, but the 2 other dogs in the house are older and not up for her youthful foolishness. E, our lovely long dog, however has always been up for playing and never has anyone who will play with her.
Over Thanksgiving, C and E became fast friends and had a great time. This week was no different. One of the things that struck me as funny is that C is the only dog small enough to go UNDER E while they're playing. Seriously, watching a tiny furball dart under your basset is high comedy. From early morning until they both fell out asleep, they were chasing and playing and having a good time. So much so, that E slept all the way home, had a bite to eat and went straight asleep tonight. I've tried getting her to play a few times and she's not up for it. Tiny dog wore her out.
I wasn't surprised to see the playful side of E come out this weekend, but one incident did surprise me. M, the neighbor's lab had spent a good bit of time in E's bed. Since E didn't seem too concerned, I didn't see a need to roust M. After all, E had ignored the bed, preferring to wander and moon around (which I despise). Today, however, M growled at E while E was passing by M who was curled up in E's bed. Apparently, this added too much insult to the injury of the stolen bed and E snarled back. M was put outside for her ill-behaviour. A girl can only take so much, apparently.
Over Thanksgiving, C and E became fast friends and had a great time. This week was no different. One of the things that struck me as funny is that C is the only dog small enough to go UNDER E while they're playing. Seriously, watching a tiny furball dart under your basset is high comedy. From early morning until they both fell out asleep, they were chasing and playing and having a good time. So much so, that E slept all the way home, had a bite to eat and went straight asleep tonight. I've tried getting her to play a few times and she's not up for it. Tiny dog wore her out.
I wasn't surprised to see the playful side of E come out this weekend, but one incident did surprise me. M, the neighbor's lab had spent a good bit of time in E's bed. Since E didn't seem too concerned, I didn't see a need to roust M. After all, E had ignored the bed, preferring to wander and moon around (which I despise). Today, however, M growled at E while E was passing by M who was curled up in E's bed. Apparently, this added too much insult to the injury of the stolen bed and E snarled back. M was put outside for her ill-behaviour. A girl can only take so much, apparently.
