Today 11 mon. old River came to visit for a couple of hours while her mom and dad did a few things downtown. We wanted to see how comfortable she was here with out them.
As we expected, she eagerly followed mom to the gate as though she was going to go with her. Naturally she did not want to be left behind. Mom gave a quick, "Bye bye, River. Be a good girl." and she left. I had on a long light lead on River and called her excitedly to come play with me and ran. That's all it took. She ran after me super excitedly and we played outside alone for a short while.
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| It wasn't long before she was allowing River to follow her all around. |
Lady May is still very reluctant to accept new dogs. She still tends to go into a defense/protection mode. Having one paw elevated can be a sign of a submissive dog. I wonder if she gets insecure at what her body may be saying and overcompensates by being initially stand offish? I dunno. At any rate we stayed apart for awhile and allowed everyone the space they needed to feel confident.
Molly on the other hand was over joyed to have River back again. She's knows when new dogs arrive, there's always learning happening and learning... well ... it means COOKIES!
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| Get the cookies mom! She's Sitting! |
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| What did you find Lady May? |
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| Are my mom and dad going to come back soon? |
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| Hey Molly? Where we goin'? |
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| There's birds up there River. Don't touch them! Wow Molly! You know everything! |
She certainly kept us on our toes but we like her and she's welcome to come back and visit again!
We heard once she went back home she had a job to do. She had to get back to work protecting her hunting area from possible intruders. Good girl River! Then she had a nap.
Thank you so much to her mom and dad for the lovely surprise.
That was so thoughtful!
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