Pepper meets Ahi

Last nite we decided it was time for Pepper and Ahi to meet each other. Since we are the designated Pepper dogsitters, he needs to get a long with our dogs.

So we headed up to my folks house with Ahi. (Daisy was not invited because we decided to introduce the small dogs first). We met outside and took the dogs on a walk together. That way the got to smell each other and be around each other without it being indoors and in Pepper's domain.

Ahi was a perfectly behaved dog. She greeted Pepper and then ignored him.

Pepper was an overzealous, panting, frantic mess!

We walked a little and then went to my folks house.

Pepper didn't get much better at home. He wanted to smell Ahi, which was ok...to a point. But when she would snap and growl at him - essentially telling him to "back off" - he would not get the hint.

So it took some time for the humans to lay out some boundaries for Pepper. After about 3 hours, he calmed down and gave Ahi her space and all was well.

But we still have some work to do.

And then....we need to add that big dog. And that big dog tends to want to protect Ahi from dogs that bother her. So Pepper better learn to mind his manners by then!