Trooper's been with me for over a month now. Having adopted him at 1.5YO, he's the only dog that's not been with me from young. We both had to get used to each other, and he with Bruno and Murray as well.
Apart from the pee and poo all over the apartment when he first arrived, he got into bad fights with Bruno, both suffering injury to various parts of their bodies. My heart went all out to Bruno who was asking me why was this happening and why didn't Trooper like him. Bruno had never been violent or been subjected to dog fights before and could not understand why another dog could be hostile to him. Such is the temperament of my loving Lab.
Then came further damage to my marble floor, my antique table, my hi-fi, my coffee table, leather couch and more. The fights between them continued, and it was horrific seeing how Trooper obsessed over his food. He would growl and attack during meal times.
More than a month has passed. Fear and agression in Trooper has morphed into playful banter between him and Bruno. And now the otherwise reclusive Murray starts to play with him as well.
Trooper has also learnt to sit and watch as I put the food down, and wait for my signal before he tucks in. He has also learnt that Bruno and Murray get their food before his, and that he is to sit and wait for them to finish before he can get up from his 'sit' position.
When I'm working at the PC he comes by and snuggles next to me, like Bruno. But not before he starts chewing on my chair or the at the plant behind me. Sometimes Bruno gets upset and leaves the room. Poor thing!
He's comfortably settled into this arrangement, do I have the heart to part with him?
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