Puppies

Bella has been lucky recently. She's had lots of opportunity to play with other dogs. This, unfortunately, isn't normal. At the dog park, she's completely focused on any tennis balls that might be flying by—not the dogs. Our friends have older dogs whom she loves, but they aren't interested in playing. When she gets to see her half-sister, Molly, it's always a great day.

Recently we spent several days at the ocean and two very large puppies attached themselves to Bella. They looked to be about four months old judging from their teeth and fat. It was cute to see the dogs together, but sad that the puppies were loose all day (and even at night?). They were at our van in the early hours of the morning and stayed until we went to bed.

The little girl looked more Siberian, her brother more like a golden German Shepherd. She was more adventuresome and would pursue Bella to play, while the boy puppy was a bit intimidated by Bella. He'd chomp on his sister's back flank while her front end was engaged with Bella. What a sight!

At one point the two puppies were playing together. Only the girl had a collar (no ID), but the boy's teeth got hooked in his sister's collar which twisted around his bottom jaw. It was awful! They were shrieking and tumbling. Luckily we were there to hold them and unhook (and remove) the collar. What would have happened if they'd been alone?

Bellie had another opportunity for play this afternoon when our former neighbor was mowing the lawn at his former/now rental house next door. They recently purchased a 1 year old golden doodle from the pound and he had her with him. He brought her (Amber) over so the two dogs could play. They had a great afternoon. I wish I'd taken a picture of the dogs together. Bella's exhausted—a perfect ending to a perfect day!