Nothing new to report really, except that look how funny Maisy and the boy are. What a nice dog. What a nice baby, for that matter. I really thought Maisy would be more interested or protective of Benjamin, but so far she hasn't been that impressed by him. She will occasionally lick him as she walks by, and she has slept on the floor in his room a couple of nights, but thats about it. I was anticipating that she would regard him as her baby, and let us know if he was fussy, and pick up his socks and bring them to him, but so far that has been a no-go. I think the dynamic will definitely change when he gets to sticky peanut butter fingers and sandwich dropping stage. I'm hoping that they become best friends then. I have visions of Benjamin someday trying to pull himself up to standing by her ears, or attempting to harness and ride her, and throwing the ball and playing tug of war with her. So far Maisy is very tolerant of Benjamin though, and will act like a pillow for him, and isn't phased at all by his crying. Its nice of her really, because she is getting totally neglected since Benbino came along. I have been telling people that everyone shifted down a spot in the pack. Maisy has cat status - tolerated, petted when she gets right in your face and demands it, and fed and watered regularly. Bailey has moved down to something like a house plant - we totally ignore him except to check and see if he needs food or water occasionally. The house plants have moved down a notch too, and they are all dying of dehydration.
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Don't worry Miss Maisy, you're still leader of the pack in our book. Was there even a baby in that photo? We didn't notice him, all we could see was the beautiful yellow dog!
Maisy and Cowboy can meet up at the dog park for therapy play dates, where they can discuss the emotional turmoil of being demoted to cat status and work through their frustration with lots of barking, leaping, and rolling in the mud.
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