Dudley crashed the neighbor’s house this afternoon…and not only claimed the Malinois’s dog bed but also her crate and one of her nylabones. We stayed for a cup of tea for Mom and conversation while Dudley gnawed away on one of Chloe’s nylabones. She was very upset that he picked her favorite one and we actually had to trade them out after much complaining and huffing. I keep reminding myself that the steep hill Dudley has to run up (and he runs) is good exercise for him. He does amazing getting around in their house which has hardwood floors and has resisted trying to go upstairs after a few “don’t even think about it” remarks. When we start doing dogsitting for them, there will be a baby gate set up to keep him from getting stuck on the stairs or hurting himself.
He was full of pouts and melancholy since it was raining really hard this morning and we called off our dog walk with the pack. Tomorrow is supposed to be better so he will get to have his dog time. It was a bonus that we went out and ran into our neighbors this afternoon so he still got his social interactions. He is way more social than I expected, especially being a street dog, but I guess he’s been around dogs all of his life…in good times and bad. I am surprised at how willing he is to interact with people but that’s probably due to him being at the rescue and doing adoption events for 2 years solid. Everyone gets the 3 legged pitty wiggly butt and tail whack <3
Wow Dudley, that’s so brave to steal a bed AND a toy from Chloe! She must have a crush on you if she let you get away with it 😉
Ha ha!!! She may have a crush on him. My friend’s doxie/pom mix definitely does. Miss Sophie knows that Saturday is pack walk day and her mom can’t put her tennis shoes on without getting grief. If the tennis shoes are on, Sophie goes right out to the car and she isn’t a fan of car rides. She also goes over and wakes her mom up around 7:30 am.
Chloe is a bit of a conundrum for Dudley. She will rush him and bark in his face but that is the extent of it. He loves to go up to their house and hang out, even with all of the barking. We will be dogsitting for them over the next 4 months for a few weeks at a time. The really awesome thing about their house is that they have this amazing deck that overlooks the river and is completely fenced. The only thing I have to worry about is Dudley falling in their koi pond 😉