Buddies at the shelter

I had the fun of helping with two play buddy sessions with two different sets of dogs Saturday — and, oh yeah, the dogs had a great time, too. Our manly Captain and flirtatious Fifi had a really lovely play session with Virat and me. Captain gets along with lots of dogs and L OVES to play, but it was as though Fifi was the girl he was waiting for all of his life. He often let her take the lead (or she just decided to) and they tumbled together, chased each other all over the place, went into the wading pools to cool off and just had a very well-mannered, fun time together. Sweet Luna was in the next pen and would very much have liked to join in. The three interacted in a friendly way as far as they could. Now that we know we can do a play session with three dogs (and three people), we’ll be able to let her join in next time. Meg and I also did a play buddy session with gorgeous Ricky and charming Annie. It was like a very acrobatic ballet! They chased each other, jumped over each other, wrestled a bit and then broke away and chased some more. Meg noted that there was no mouthing at all when they interacted with each other, they only touched each other with their paws and necks/bodies.  At one point Ricky did an almost-headstand against the side of the barn, just goofing around. A lot of fun! Play sessions like this are a good reminder that two dogs really are even easier than one. Good matches like these can keep each other entertained while you’re at work. They’re happy, you’re happy.