Yesterday afternoon our good friend, Carla, brought her dog, Nikki, over for an impromptu play date with Amber.
I have to admit it bothered me a bit to let Amber off the leash and off any kind of string. Amber was her usual crazy, exuberant self while meeting Nikki, who is a very well-behaved, sweet fuzzy dog about Amber’s size. A couple of times Nikki had more than her fill of Amber’s rudeness and growled a bit. The hair on Amber’s back stood straight up and she came running to sit under my husband’s chair as we sat on the deck. (Guess who’s “Daddy’s Girl?”) They chased each other around the back yard, ending up lying on the deck.
It was a really good experience for Amber, who hasn’t really interacted with another dog, other than our Molly, who is a crotchety old-lady dog of 12 and is barely staying in the same room with her. We asked Carla to please bring Nikki back soon so that Amber can continue learning good manners, PLUS have someone to run around the yard with! :0)
Aside – Amber actually ‘oozed’ up to Molly this morning under my chair to where Molly was lying in her bed under the computer area. Amber was actually sweet for several minutes. Then she started to try to paw Molly and things went downhill from there, but it was a good couple of minutes.
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