As promised, here is a video showing how Lilly coped with meeting a very young puppy (just over 8 weeks). You can see in her body language that Lilly is a bit nervous. Watch her offer various calming signals. Notice (IMHO) how tolerant she is of puppy antics. FYI – I muted the audio because it is incessant praise of both dogs and gets TEDIOUS. :o) So, instead watch this silent movie that offers another study in canine body language.
Just so you know … tomorrow is another video I’m calling Anatomy of a Puppy Correction. It shows in detail the one encounter, where Lilly put her foot down, so stay tuned.
BUT, today … enjoy Lilly & LuLu
Lilly looked great! And what a good little pup.
Well, we’ll see. We hope to get together maybe once a month as LuLu grows and see if the girls can be friends. It’ll help once the pup is big enough to come here and not get lost on our property.
Ohh! I can’t stop watching this video. Cute AND educational.. an excellent combination.
Now, question.. if you continue to bring Lilly around Lulu, is there a good chance that she can grow to enjoy her company fully, even when the pup is all grown?
Nope, KB, they did NOT play. A couple of times they both went toward a toy we threw, but otherwise, it was mostly good practice just being around each other.
Lllly does look nervous but is very tolerant. Lulu is so cute and so courageous. Did they actually play?
Lilly lifts a paw a few times. Very happy to see that. If you watch the very end. LuLu is about to break and approach Lilly again, and she too lifts a paw.
Awww… LuLu is so fuzzy and cute! Lilly does a nice paw-lift, too, when she goes to sniff Lulu towards the end of the video.