Lana was bundled up in her new coat and we took a walk outside. It was freezing cold, but she enjoyed it until she started limping. Guess she got some salt onto her paws so we went back and ran around in the yard for a bit.
The little pipsqueak Sophie is starting to come out of her shell. She was sleeping with Tom this morning and when I came close to pet her she bit me twice. She also growls at Josephine and Josi keeps her distance.
The shelter director emailed me today asking how Lana was doing and I had just got done writing how well she was doing and that I was hoping she'd start playing soon when Lana picked up a little toy Josephine was previously playing with. It was a little pink stuffed puppy and Lana was carrying it around quite a bit - almost as if she was looking for a spot for her puppy. Josephine didn't like it and started growling whenever Lana got close and Lana growled back. It was the first time she didn't back off. I took the toy away so they couldn't fight over it, but now whenever they get close to each other they start the growling and are aggressive.I have the impression it's a fight for dominance, and we'll have to watch them closely - the last thing I need right now is a major dogfight.
I've written before that Lana has shown signs of dominant behavior, but it had always been quite harmless.She gets along well with Sophie, who never growls at Lana. I guess only time will tell...I've done some clicker training with Lana to get her to calm down when the cats show up and I was somewhat successful but that doesn't mean tomorrow will be the same.
Sophie is still hard to catch and does quite a bit of running around, but when she's tired she'll stop and let herself be picked up. She then sleeps on me until she wakes up and gets all goofy, rolling around on her blanket and nipping my hand.
She gets lots of treats, as Lana does, to gain some weight. Right now she's chomping on a lamb's ear that's almost as big as she is.
This house is a real circus right now and the little ones are keeping us busy, that's for sure, but hey, the only drugs they take is glucosamine, they don't stay out at night, and they don't want to go to college!
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