the chicken

Will somebody play with me?

Have discovered that Patch is not good as a solitary dog. When she came to us it was straight from the kennels, lots of other dogs there. Then we had either one or two fosters, until monday. Cooch went out in the car and didn't come back. That was confusing but ok in the end because Patch went to visit with Louise and the staffys. She was happy. I brought her home last night, she was pleased to see me but very quiet at home. No running round this morning as she usually does. She is sulking. She resorted to trying to get Zila to play with her.

That was fun until Zila put her paw out and Patch jumped back about 6 feet. Chicken boot camp paid off if she will run from a tiny ball of fluff!

Poor Patch, she really does like having other greys around. Hopefully we will have a new foster this weekend and she will be back to her mad self. Looks like she is suffering the way Tamale does when she is an only dog. Luckily I have discovered a fabulous dog park where all the dogs are the same size or bigger than her and she has a great time chasing and playing. Am stoked to have found this park as it will be easier to take fosters to than the one we used to. No fluffies is a big bonus when you aren't sure how a dog will go with others.

We are also looking forward to the Greytwalk on Sunday. A chance to catch up with all the greys and their people and have a bit of a splash and a bbq. Things are looking up....

One confused Chicken

As if life wasn't hard enough for Chicken we have a new confusion for him. It comes in a small meowy fluff ball shape and is called Zila.

She is 8 weeks old and the latest addition to the house.

This has Chicken confused. He isn't sure what to think of her, has had a hiss and a sniff and generally doesn't look too impressed by her. She will mainly reside in our flatmates room until she gets big enough to cope with the dogs.

So with the addition of Zila it would appear Chicken is going to the dark side.

He is trying to talk to Patch. She is being very careful to not acknowledge him or make eye contact. Generally if the dogs are not paying attention Chicken will use the opportunity to launch a surprise attack. He sat by her for quite some time last night, not a single claw unsheathed.

This is progress. Possibly the theory of "if you can't beat them, join them" Unfortunately as soon as we get a new dog Chicken will regress to plotting their demise. He may be little but he packs a punch you don't want to be on the wrong end of.