Howard and Daphne Day One

I think Miss Daphne was surprised to see Howard in HER room Sunday morning. It was the first time Howard got a chance to see the second floor since his arrival Saturday night. The first thing he did was walk around the bed, climb on the bed, walk over Mark- who was still in the bed and step off on the other side. He made that loop around, up, across, off...about three times. As I sat with Daphne on HER loveseat, Howard approached and we heard Daphne's first real objection to his presence in HER space. Sweet Daphne snarling at Howard was well, a little surprising, but also understandable. Howard simply looked at her and decided he would just get on the bed and sit. Daphne continued with a low closed mouth growl, so we decided that it was probably time for Howard to head back downstairs. Of course, Howard was fine with that plan. In fact, Howard seems to be fine with just about anything.

Once Daphne decided to grace us with her presence that morning, her first order of business was to stare at Howard who was chillin' on the couch. Howard simply continued resting, watched her, but did not challenge the stare...good boy! Once Daphne was done sending her silent message, she went to her favorite spot in the dining room.

Our next adventure was a car ride to visit my dad (Grampy) at the Life Care facility where he is recovering from knee replacement surgery. Grampy George was in his room knocking on the window and waving. Howard and Daphne happily put their paws on the window ledge to greet Grampy through the window. After the quick visit, we went for a walk. Howard led the way and Daphne followed happily. They also walked together for part of the walk and seemed relaxed and content. It was, all and all, a good experience. Daphne even playfully charged and pounced on Howard just like she used to do to Harley. Howard, like Harley, just kept walking. LOL!

At home both dogs rested for the afternoon with Mark. We have a few more growls from Daphne when Howard came too close for comfort, but no real conflicts. There still more to share about today, Monday. Mark was home so he was in charge of the two bullies. They went for a walk, Howard met Ruben, our neighbor's dog, and went to the vet (nothing serious) just a stinky bum. There were few growls from the girl, but again...nothing that can't be expected. : ) We're feeling very upbeat. More details later...