Marley and Kylee

A few dozen moons ago both Kylee and Marley were small. They both have a passion for greeting with a check of the crotch, and how could - as someone who is trepeditious of germs - protest such greeting.

Marley was attacked this last week and things got .... I don't know. Let's go with tricky. A man got out of jail like the day before or something alike and made number one priority to hit the pound for a pit bull and let it stretch it's legs off lead. Enter Marley. On lead and while very friendly, her motives are more to play than Kylee's are. Kylee is extremely affection driven, but equally energetic.

Marley is on the mend, after neck drains and cones and all the junk that comes with a well printed invoice I'm sure stapled to a get well soon baggie.

The above photo is exactly how Kylee greets anything, even thouhg she is a lot larger now. Being she is much taller than a Russian sized new friend, she squats down to be more at their level of comfort. It's all really quite clever and endearing.

The doggie world is out to get our girls..... we don't know why. At least I certainly don't, my puppy would let a squirrel take off with her food just to ask if it tasted good. Pet owners.... step up and be responsible!

Kylee does have an odd new reaction to something. Her brother. I don't think she really likes him much. She's not hostile by any means, but his constant crappy attitude is not something she wants to be around if she doesn't have to. Boy can I relate. /cough.

Example of how I've discovered this, is she'll be working a rawhide bone or rawhide chip and he comes up.... she instantaneously jerks herself away, head first as if to tell him to sack off the "sharing" game. He doesn't share. He growls and bites with a gummy mouth that makes her laugh and just take the bone back. Don't presume there is ONE bone chewy in the house.... this place is a landmine of scattered crap to hit right in the middle of a bare foot, usually directly into the tender arch. Adversely, I tested ... and gave her a bone or chip... something to chew on and leaned in right to her face. She just chewed on. So, Simon ... is not on the trust list it seems. His own fault for being a territorial brat. Neither of them can hurt another, so nothing to be done, but he's really a poor sport and it's a shame.

Sipod I'm more sorry than anyone, but she's not home in the way you remember her. Please be nice, it's not Kylee's fault.

- DM