The dog on the right is Kiana, a 1.5 year old Lab mix. She's staying here with us from Dec 15 to Jan 7, 2011 while her family is away for the holidays.
Dexter is not entirely thrilled. At first, he was excited beyond thinking at a new dog in the house. And then he realized she wasn't leaving and started giving me these sad expressions. He's spending most of his time tucked away at one end of the house. Occasionally Kiana solicits play and Dexter responds kindly, but it doesn't last long before he's headed back to our room.
Meanwhile, Fig alternates between being thrilled at someone new to wrestle with and being disinterested. One minute, Kiana is the Best Thing Ever™ and the next Fig just wants to nap, please.
Kiana is settling in pretty well, though I can tell she misses her family. She's a sweet dog with soulful eyes; it's hard to miss how she's feeling.
Wish me luck! I am so thoroughly outnumbered that it's scary. ;]
I hope you have reminded Dexter that he was once a guest, too, and that it all ended well! Well, except for the part where Tink was horrified that you and Ravi dognapped her buddy Dexter... ;)
ReplyDeleteIndeed I have! He seems to be less emo today. He has been interacting with Kiana more. I'm not sure why when the excitement wore off he looked so concerned.
ReplyDeleteThe human to dog ratio is still frightening, though. ;D