For those of you who have been following the pictures of stories of Ajax since last week or even the beginning, I think I mentioned that when I got Ajax, my sister also came up to the breeder and picked out the mellowest people-pleaser of the litter to bring home to her family. She has young kids, and Ojo was definitely the best choice for that kind of situation.
Well, since her youngest was getting christened this weekend, we all got together and the puppies had two days of almost nonstop play together. The weather wasn't nice enough for a walk in the woods, but there was lots of playing in the yard and the subsequent rabid fighting dog pictures you get when you try to freeze the action.
If you're having any trouble telling them apart, Ojo's in the blue collar, and Ajax is in the maroon.
I promise, it was all in good fun, and I offer up this play bow as evidence. To their credit, the dogs played for a good hour like this and neither got carried away. At no point was there so much as a yelp or any other reason to do anything but let them enjoy themselves together.
Ajax also got confident enough with this stone wall to start doing some flying leaps during his chase games with Ojo. I can't wait to see if he keeps developing into a serious athlete. He looks pretty promising at this point.
He really is put together nicely, so his motion is a real pleasure to watch. We took Ajax with full awareness that his chest patch and white toes constitute significant faults in terms of his conformation to breed standard. However, his attitude and physical soundness were what truly mattered for the life we want to give to him. Incidentally, a good bath revealed that the chest blaze is almost a perfect π (pi) symbol. How’s that for a dog that made me think of circles and cycles from the very first moment he entered our lives?
As always, more pictures and more story at tippykayak.com.
Well, since her youngest was getting christened this weekend, we all got together and the puppies had two days of almost nonstop play together. The weather wasn't nice enough for a walk in the woods, but there was lots of playing in the yard and the subsequent rabid fighting dog pictures you get when you try to freeze the action.
If you're having any trouble telling them apart, Ojo's in the blue collar, and Ajax is in the maroon.
I promise, it was all in good fun, and I offer up this play bow as evidence. To their credit, the dogs played for a good hour like this and neither got carried away. At no point was there so much as a yelp or any other reason to do anything but let them enjoy themselves together.
Ajax also got confident enough with this stone wall to start doing some flying leaps during his chase games with Ojo. I can't wait to see if he keeps developing into a serious athlete. He looks pretty promising at this point.
He really is put together nicely, so his motion is a real pleasure to watch. We took Ajax with full awareness that his chest patch and white toes constitute significant faults in terms of his conformation to breed standard. However, his attitude and physical soundness were what truly mattered for the life we want to give to him. Incidentally, a good bath revealed that the chest blaze is almost a perfect π (pi) symbol. How’s that for a dog that made me think of circles and cycles from the very first moment he entered our lives?
As always, more pictures and more story at tippykayak.com.