Let's rewind a few days to before the snow. Sunday afternoon we took Bella over to Jeff and Krista's to introduce her to their dogs. Her first true introduction was with Montana and Mario, but since they were in their crate, it only amounted to a little bit of sniffing. Bella was too excited with all the new smells around the house and Jeff and Krista themselves to care much about two dogs in a crate.
We then took Bella outside where Zoey and Kayla were waiting for us. Zoey and Bella sniffed each other out, but Kayla wouldn't get close because I was holding Bella on the leash. Kayla is very shy around people, in fact, I think I've only been able to pet her three times in the past three years and once she was tricked into it. Once Jeff took the leash, Kayla came over and met Bella. We then let her off the leash and Zoey was able to get Bella to chase her around the yard.
Montana and Mario came out next. The introduction went quite easily and soon the four of them were playing out in the yard. Bella seemed to want to play with Mario much like she wants to play with Draco, which is to get on top of the back. Maybe it's just boys she wants to do that to. Once Bella got the hang of playing chase, she kept chasing Zoey around the yard. Kayla acted as the playground monitor and did not let them play too rough. So overall it was a good experience. They all really seemed to enjoy it, even Montana, who Krista says is a little bit of an old maid at the dog park.
Fast forward to the adventure after Jeff and Krista's. We went to Giant so Chassie could get some ingredients for dinner on Sunday night. I took Bella for a short walk around the parking lot. We met two individuals who both said that Bella was absolutely adorable. There were other people around who didn't want to engage with Bella, but she was not pushy and only looked at them curiously as if to say, "What? I'm not cute enough for you?"
Fast forward again to today...
The accident free streak ended this morning. I went in to work at seven and was not able to make it back until shortly after eleven thirty. Chassie had taken her out at six thirty. A little more than five hours was a little too long to last for her.
Finally, fast forward to this evening.... Draco and Bella enjoyed each others company without rough housing for the first time. Draco was laying down in the basement and she got close, wanting to play with him but keeping her energy in check. She circled around, sniffing him. She got close to his mouth a few times, he lifted his head and looked the other direction. She then put her whole head under his chin and pushed on him a little bit. He accepted this a few times, but eventually decided he did not like it and gave her a low warning growl. She backed off rather quickly, but thought that it might be the start of playtime. He only laid there, putting his head back down. She began to circle again. This went on for a few minutes before she finally laid down next to him. It lasted about a minute and a half where they both calmly laid together, but I was extremely pleased. Now, we only need to make that a regular occurrence.
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