Is Troy Becoming Normal?
posted by Chris at 14:55
11½ months down the line, and it could be that Troy is turning into a normal dog.
For those of who that know or have met Troy, however briefly, you will undoubtedly have been leaned against; it what Troy does. But that kind of thing has always been one of his character traits; as much as he is a totally loveable lad (and he is), he has never given anything back - it is always you that has to give affection to Troy.
In the garden Troy is quite happy to run up and down, but on his own. Even if there is a mad going on among the others, Troy either won't join in, or will only do so on the periphery for a couple of moments (cousin Maple by contrast is invariably in the thick of it - and more often that not is the one that started it). In the house, Troy will rarely play with Toys, and then only a bit of mouthing - not chucking them round the room like Monty,
The only time Troy really gets animated is when it's time for a walk.
But all that has been changing in the last couple of weeks. He has been handing out little licks to Gill and me, and last week we were treated to a big lick each. And last night when I got in and went into the garden with them, Troy played with me for the very first time ever; real interaction, and doing it without any nervousness or hang ups.
The only problem is that we might now have a 7 year old, 34kg puppy on our hands. I do hope so.
For those of who that know or have met Troy, however briefly, you will undoubtedly have been leaned against; it what Troy does. But that kind of thing has always been one of his character traits; as much as he is a totally loveable lad (and he is), he has never given anything back - it is always you that has to give affection to Troy.
In the garden Troy is quite happy to run up and down, but on his own. Even if there is a mad going on among the others, Troy either won't join in, or will only do so on the periphery for a couple of moments (cousin Maple by contrast is invariably in the thick of it - and more often that not is the one that started it). In the house, Troy will rarely play with Toys, and then only a bit of mouthing - not chucking them round the room like Monty,
The only time Troy really gets animated is when it's time for a walk.
But all that has been changing in the last couple of weeks. He has been handing out little licks to Gill and me, and last week we were treated to a big lick each. And last night when I got in and went into the garden with them, Troy played with me for the very first time ever; real interaction, and doing it without any nervousness or hang ups.
The only problem is that we might now have a 7 year old, 34kg puppy on our hands. I do hope so.
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1 Comments:
That's some puppy! We had a grey down last week who had never played before. She came to the beach with Waj, Luce and Bear and ran round with them for the first time ever. Her owner, Ceri was so pleased. Soooo looking forward to meeting the Beasts.
Carol & Trev
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