Chappy got another quick visit with his best friend today–a little more satisfying than the last one since there were no leashes to get in the way. We had something to drop off (not least of which was a couple of brownies that I’d meant to give to Cindy last weekend). We weren’t there for long, but the dogs made the most of it. Or, at least, Chappy and Horatio did. Princess (the Greyhound) just tried to stay out of the way. (And, Cindy, we’re sorry that Chappy took such a liking to your bag and tried to claim it as his own. I don’t know what he was thinking.)

Anyway, the boys have calmed down a lot since they were puppies.

These pictures are from their first meeting, in September 2001, when they were both about three months old. (Horatio is 3 weeks older.) They were a little uncertain about each other for a while there–at that stage, those 3 weeks make a difference, you know. I love the picture of Horatio doing a trick and Chappy just sitting there, going “Oooooooh!”

They relaxed pretty quickly, though, and it wasn’t long before they were the best of friends, and it took hours to get through one walk in the park because they insisted on stopping to PLAY every few feet.

They went to puppy school together, but I don’t have any pictures of the two of them there because they were so rowdy, we’d have to sit at opposite ends of the room to keep them from pouncing on each other. But they’ve always loved playing together.

It’s always nice when best friends can get together, huh? It was the most play-time they’ve had together since Chappy’s birthday in 2006, but like any best friends, they can pick up right where they left off.

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