We had some friends visit for 9 days recently and they brought along their 1.5 year old pitbull/boxer mix, Sandy. All three dogs got on beautifully and formed an almost instant pack. Here's some photos from that visit and a few others of Marrok and Bella around the house....
Miss Bella snuggling with my friend, Sherrie. Poor Sandy definitely felt a bit sad about Bella getting her "mom's" attention....
Bella and Sandy wrestling.....
Marrok wanted some Auntie Sherrie snuggle time too!....
Three happy dogs.....
Sherrie was very popular with the pups.....
Sandy....
Bella....
My husband tried to sneak off with a fan for a nice cool nap on a hot afternoon...yay right buddy LOL....
Marrok making sure his ladies weren't playing too rough. It was hilarious to watch him intercede whenever he felt either Sandy or Bella was being too pushy during playtime. If they didn't stop he'd shoulder them away then if they didn't get the point he'd gently but firmly grab their necks and push them over into a submissive posture. This picture was shot right after Bella got in Marrok's bad books for growling at Sandy too much (at least in Marrok's opinion). Those two busy party girls kept him very busy and he missed quite a few of his naps that week....
And speaking of naps.....
One day I put out my pillow and blanket so I could have a nice quiet lay down for a couple of hours. I wandered off to the kitchen to grab an iced drink. This is what I found when I got back. Darn sneaky dogs!
Marrok's doing really well. He's such a nice stable dog - protective but not aggressive and with almost perfect manners. Bella's really settling down too following his lead. We are doing a very simple training program with both of them called NILIF (nothing in life is free) and seeing very fast results and some very nice behaviours, especially from spoiled princess Bella.
Marrok unfortunately has a bad case of happy tail so may end up with having to have his tail docked if we can't get it healed properly.
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