It Takes Two, Baby
My Basenjis work together to get food off the counter. They push a chair over to the counter. One will use it to climb onto the counter (the other one is not a climber) and knock the food down.
J. Stevens, Atlanta GA
The Tail of Leslie Ann
Leslie Ann is a twice adopted, brindle coloured, former racing Greyhound. In her first career, racing, she wasn’t a big winner so she was retired early. In her second career as a housepet and therapy dog, however, she never fails to place “in the money!”I first met Leslie Ann while visiting my best friend, David, in Austin, TX. He had researched (actually I did all the research, via the internet, and sent it to him) and decided to adopt a former racing Greyhound as a companion for himself and his Black Labrador Retriever. He asked me to accompany him to adoption day at the PetsMart store in south Austin where he had been told two Greyhounds were going to be available for adoption. One was an energetic, friendly, neutered, fawn male (that I really liked) and the other was a timid, shy, frightened, and only-spayed-the-day-before brindle bitch. Guess which ‘hound Dave wanted to adopt?
Jack
I have a Jack Russell Terrier who has nominated himself for an important job. I recently acquired a 10 day old puppy and Jack has taken the responsibility of helping me take care of her. He cleans her, helps her go potty, talks to her, and worries about her. He runs to her everytime she cries, and he’s so excited when I take her out of her kennel to play, cuddle or feed her. He’s proven himself to be a great foster brother!Darla, Guam
Ganging up on the dog
One Christmas, Mum was visiting for the day and had brought the dog with her. Our little cat sat in various places during the day in view of the dog but always out of reach (you could almost see the smile on her face when the dog was told off for getting excited). When she got fed up with taunting the dog she slowly strolled upstairs where our larger cat was asleep. A few minutes after the door swung open and our larger cat was sitting slap bang in the middle of the doorway staring at the dog, who promptly jumped on to mum’s lap shaking like a jelly. It was as if our two cats had been talking about the dog!
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