Langley: Putting up with a puppy

Langley's a good boy when it comes to being patient with puppies.  Apple really, really loves to play with him (and steal toys from him) and he does his best to not get fed up. 

 

 

Even when he's ready to stop and do something else, like watch the backyard for squirrels in this case, he'll let her drag him back into a wrestling match.

But everyone has their limit and yesterday the limit was pig theft. Langley had decided to play with a bottle buddy pig toy and  Apple decided to join in and then attempt to steal Langley's pig.  At first he indulged her and tried to chew on the pig while she had the other corner. However, when she tried to steal the pig from him to play with it on her own, he appropriately pinned her, did a little growl and went back to the bacon.

Langley, enjoying his pig toy and a little time off from wrestling

 

Langley, sharing his pig

 

Apple starting to drag the pig away from Langley

It's good to remember that growling isn't always a bad thing. Puppies need to know they don't always get their way and a growl from a grown up dog lets them know when they are pushing things too far.  After the attempted pork robbery, to give Langley a break Apple was put into her crate with another toy and Langley was able to kick back and chew on his pig in peace.