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Wednesday
Jun032009

Raider figuring out the pecking order

Raider has been nearly a perfect fit in our house, as well as with our customers and their dogs.  At home, Raider has been quietly watching the goings on, and trying to figure out just who the "boss" is.  Just going by his reactions to our other kids, it seems he knows who to respect and who he can clown off with.  I'm sure he recognizes that Gretz, although not the boss, is a loose canon, so it's best just to ignore him completely.  The rest of the "normal dogs" are all just there for fun and can be played with any time.  But, then, there's this one little dog that does appear to run the show.  I would imagine that Raider is completely confused with her presence.  She doesn't exactly fit in with the rest of the guys.  In fact, she really doesn't look like any dog he's ever seen.  I would imagine he'd describe her as a tiny, dwarf, midget wolf - small in size, but with a huge personality and a voice to match.  That would be our New Guinea singing dog, Jingle.  Jingle plays, but she does it in a manner that would give most dogs the idea she's attacking them.  She comes roaring up, teeth bared, making all sorts of strange noises.  Raider's a good guy, though, and just let's Jingle do her thing.  

Raider's a quick study and it didn't take him long to learn how to sing along with Jingle.  Three or four times a day she "sings", and the rest of the kids throw their heads back and howl away.  Raider added the deep voice that our house needed badly.   

We are enjoying Raider very much and we figure he's going to make a great addition to our strange home.

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