Not Fair!

I'm basically a peaceable puppy.  I know there are Alpha Dogs who think they rule everybody.  I'm not one of those.  I'm a peace-maker.  When angry dogs come to my dog park, I try to calm them down so we can all play and be friends.

Sometimes, it's a little difficult.  Some of  you who remember me as a really little puppy, remember my "Duckin' n Dodgin" days.  When I would have to duck and run when other dogs would try to show they were bigger than me.  If you were with me then, you might remember these pictures:

That's when I realized, I had to Duck n' Dodge pretty good
to keep from ending up like this ....................................








So I've been doing really well lately.  When dogs try to do that h****ping thing, I usually just 
throw them off and then we talk and then we play and it's fun.


Sometimes, though, there are some puppies that gang up.  Or maybe they just get jealous; I don't know.  But it's not fun when I'm the one they gang up on!  And sometimes, these things just aren't what they seem at first.  Look what happened this week at the park.

I was playing with Izzie, and Penny came up.  Penny is kind of odd.  She just lost her Dad, and she and her Mom are sad.

Here we are just talking.  Izzie and I have played tug-a-war 
and had a lot of fun.  But when Penny and Izzie got together, 
this is what happened:

I didn't think that was much fun. But I thought it was Izzie's fault, 'cuz I didn't know that Penny lost her dad a few months ago.  Penny's Mom still comes to the park, but I think Penny is really sad and not really thinking straight.  So I had a talk with Izzie:

I told Izzie, that I didn't want to have to Duck n Dodge at my age anymore, and that I thought he should be a friend and be good with both me and Penny.

What he said was this: "Penny needs to feel like she's important.  So, I'll just stand by and make sure she doesn't hurt you, if you pretend to let her be Queen.  Is that OK with you?" And I said sure, if Penny needs us, then we can work together to help her.  So I pretended to let her beat me, and Izzie stood by me!  We puppies try to be good to each other. Mostly! 

If you know stories about dogs that have been good to other animals, would you tell me about them in the comments?  I'd love to include their stories.  

Love you all,

G