This past weekend, Bella had the opportunity to play hostess. My dad and sister came to visit and brought along their pup, Roscoe. Bella and Roscoe had not met before, and Bella hasn’t had any puppy sleepovers in the new house. We weren’t sure how it would go – Bella was definitely not happy when a strange puppy arrived at her house on Friday night. After Roscoe got used to Bella and being in our house, he was able to relax. He’s a pretty sweet guy.
The photo at right photo sums up Bella’s initial reaction to having an intruder in her house.
We achieved a shaky peace on Saturday, and by Sunday Bella was even letting Roscoe play with some of her toys. Like Bella, toys are no match for his powers of destruction. (Speaking of vigorous chewers, there’s an interesting discussion going on at PetSugar regarding the best toys for chewers. We’ve had a great deal of luck with these Tuffy Toys. Bella loves them, and they last much longer than any other toys we’ve tried. At left is a shot of her with her current favorite, the sting ray – or as the hub calls it, the bicycle seat.)
She has a number of these toys… and she gave Roscoe quite the look when he was playing with one of them. Bella was a bit wary of his presence, but she eventually adapted. However, she did seem pretty happy when she was once again the only dog in the house.
