what playmate?
// 2009.01.05Merry has never really "gotten" the whole playmate thing the same way other dogs do. We have playdates, of course, and we take her to parks & let her run around with other pooches, but even when we used to take her to pug meetups (like Pugoween) she would tend to ignore the other dogs and just run around by herself, thrilled to have the wind in her floppy sweet ears.
We took her over to play with her new friend Mikka (you can see more pictures of the deliciously sweet girl here) and without her vision, it seemed like Merry (though VERY happy to be there) had even less interest than usual in playing with other dogs. Most of the day they played separately OR sweet Mikka followed Merry around wanting to play with her but not able to figure out how. She'd watch Merry howling and dancing for the ball, and she'd howl at her, bark at her, waggle her tail, lick Merry's chin... anything to get her attention. I felt so sorry for the poor puglet and offered to take wee Mikka home to make it up to her... but her folks didn't quite agree. :)
Awwwe. I looked at Mikka'a photos and she looks so precious. Bless her heart. I guess she doesn't know that Merry is really a Princess rather than, you know, a dog. ;-D
1 : Allyson : January 5, 2009 12:45 PM
lol, this looks like when my pug tries to get her sister to play with her. Her sister ignores her completely!
2 : kristie kulik : January 5, 2009 3:08 PM
Our Dory's the same way. She enjoys saying a quick "hello" to dogs on our walks, but otherwise prefers to do her own thing. She's my little pug snob!
3 : April : January 5, 2009 3:14 PM
lol, poor mikka! this is sooo cute.
4 : Stephanie : January 5, 2009 3:23 PM
Winston does that too. He competely ignores all
the dogs in the park, except for one to two dogs, which amazes me. Mikka looks like she's doing her
best to get Merry's attention.
5 : Joanne : January 6, 2009 2:27 AM
My Cookie dog enjoys a good playmate, one close to her size, shares toys, and is fun! So cute. Mikka is one lovely pug. Love her photos.
6 : Becka : January 6, 2009 11:29 AM