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Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 | Alex | 1 Comment

Tags: Beagle

It’s amazing!!

Friday, September 5th, 2008 | Dogs | 1 Comment

I wasn’t going to post today. I was going to be quiet. (Shush, Dan.) But something happened this morning that is important enough to share.

If you’ve ever introduced a new dog or puppy into an existing household or pack, you know what happens. The existing dog/dogs make the new dog go through a waiting or decontamination period. When we got Beowulf in 1996, it was several months before Alex would play with him. When we brought Gryffin home in 2003, it took Alex a few months and Beowulf even longer. When we brought Indy home in May, Gryffin played with her almost right away. I think that’s a Swissy thing. But the others have not yet played with her. Until today.

As I was getting ready for work this morning, Indy was in the hall dozing and Alex came charging up barking and in a play stance. I thought this was a ruse at first to get Indy away from the door so Alex could come hang out with my in the bathroom. Indy was a little freaked out at first. She wasn’t sure what to think. Is this real? Does she want to play? Or is she just going to chomp down on my ear when I respond?

After about 30 seconds of pondering, Indy answered with a play stance and howl, and the two proceeded to run up and down the hallway barking, snarling and smiling for about 5 minutes. (That’s a long time for a 14 year old beagle.)

I think I will have to celebrate tonight.

Tags: Beagle, Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, Swissy