Another little update to our little doxie saga:
We have Tammis (we hate the nickname Tammy!) until Sunday, so this will give Pixie a chance to relax a bit - hopefully. If she's going to always be a big bundle of nerves, then we can't do that to her by keeping Tammis.
But, Tammis is nothing but nice to her. She continually invites Pixie to play sessions, who in turn freezes up a little bit and skulks away. Tammis studies her though, and takes no stress, she just hops away with an attitude of "Ok, no pressure, I'll try later." They were caught this morning though giving each other kisses, so somewhere inside that bundle of nerves, Pixie can't help but like Tammis (hopefully).
I had a *clears throat* disagreement with Mr. Plainsong over bone-chewing. Pixie always has an evening bone-chew after dinner. Mr. Plainsong decided to give them both bones, and what do you think happened? They were staring each other down and guarding their bones, that's what. Now if two dogs know each other, fine, but they're getting along, don't give them a reason to fight.
I vetoed bone-chewing for now, but with toys everything seems ok. I was worried when Pixie didn't seem to want her toys anymore, but tonight settled down a bit and also played with toys, so that's good. Tammis doesn't take possession of stuff, Pixie has to figure that out.
But none of our little hiccups are the fault of Tammis. She's a brilliant dog, so so intelligent, and happy and friendly, but she's got enough peskiness that you know she's a dachshund. She'll take anything warm, soft, and not nailed down as a toy, but the good news is, if you tell her no, she takes it to mean no, and you can divert her attention to something that really is a toy.
She meanwhile continues to study Pixie. If Pixie would settle down a little bit, they'd be best friends. Hopefully this progress will continue, and by Sunday, Pixie will say "No, she's not going anywhere!"