Exhausted!

Bella just spent the past five days with her half-sister, Molly, here. The first day Molly was a bit unglued. She's been here a lot, but all dogs go through an adjustment period when their family walks out the door leaving them behind in a place that isn't their home. Molly was no exception.

Bella was initially ecstatic to have Molly here, then jealous and would worm her way between Molly and us when we were lavishing attention on her sister. After a couple of days, everyone settled into a comfortable routine.

Bella has a lot more energy than Molly although there is only a year difference in age. Additionally, Molly is overweight and lethargic by nature. However Molly, being 100% Australian Shepherd, is all about herding while Bella has her Labrador daddy's retrieving genes. Watching the two in action was great!

I'd toss the ball and off Bella would go with Molly herding her. After a couple of tosses, Molly was too tired to keep up the pace, so would wait halfway between Bella's fetch and me so she could chase just a short distance. Molly grabbed one of Bella's squeaky balls and would chase Bella, squeaking the whole way. It was very cute.

Last night I dropped Molly off at her house and when I returned with Bella, I could tell she was dog-tired! Too much fun! The sweet thing was, instead of curling up in her bed, Bella went over to the spot where Molly had slept and curled up there.