So... for about a year I've had to crate my dog Faith so she won't fight the other dogs. I don't know if it was stress or what, but she suddenly decided that she's not friends with a couple of my other dogs. So, I do the doggie shuffle every day. Crate and rotate. All that jazz.
Anyway, there is one dog that no other dog EVER messes with. Scruffy, my little Booka. He's the smallest, but I'm pretty sure that's not why. I'm pretty sure it's because he's convinced he's a cat so he can't be bothered with all the doggie business. Whatever. I am not complaining.
So Booka used to go out with the first batch of dogs (and sometimes he still will), but then he doesn't want to come in. He REALLY likes outside. So I bring everyone else in, then let Faith out. Pretty often, they will come back in together. Sometimes he's difficult and just won't, but I've been pleasantly surprised to see him come in with her a good bit.
Lately, he won't even go out with the first batch of dogs. He waits until she goes. That's cool. So this morning I went in there and Faith was in her crate and Booka was just in the crate beside her all curled up. Looks like he slept there. It's wide open, but he's in there and not coming out. I guess he will when it's her turn to go out.
Doggie relationships are really adorable. And they just surprise me. It's nice to see new friendships form. ❤
