Apache (and Rondo) vids

[furtech]

I took some camera-videos of Apache's new-found wild side:

Jaw-fencing and Pro-Wrestling requires two dogs who are completely at ease with each other. I was thrilled to see Rondo and Apache having a spirited match last night and caught the end of it on the still camera video:
Here is some of the wrestling/jaw-fencing towards the end of the long play-session (before they pooped out).

Here's another clip of their play-fighting

There's a cute 2yrold Australian Shepherd named Lulu who Apache was chasing . Apache was partly chasing the ball, partly chasing Lulu (trying to impress her or something). This is definitely the "wild child" side of Apache-- a far cry from the "velco-dog" I brought home just a few weeks ago.

Apache steals Rondo's ball and dares Rondo to take it back. Rondo could easily dart in and grab it , but it's more fun as a game. Finally, distracted puppy-brain finds something else to chew on and Rondo makes his move.

Comments

[okojosan.livejournal.com]

Are those collars the type that release if the dog gets caught? I've heard horror stories on the corgi list of dogs getting their jaws caught in each other's collars and strangling. :O

Other than that, very cute! I like the way Apache kicks Rondo with her hind leg in the first one. :D

[mythos-amante.livejournal.com]

Oh my gosh they are so cute! I had no idea Apache was that much smaller than Rondo!

I like the ear-biting in the second vid. It's so faux-rough, when you know it's tender. (I mean, I know dogs sometimes play hard enough to yelp, but that teaches them not to play quite that hard. But this seems more tender.)

[iisaw.livejournal.com]

Too cute!

[cheetah-spotty.livejournal.com]

Sooo cute!

[mistahbojangles.livejournal.com]

Seeing something like this makes me wish we had two dogs, but Cody really doesn't have the "play" demeanor. Too bad.

[furtech.livejournal.com]

I think it would depend on the other dog: Cody and Banjo had a lot of fun together when they met. Frieda was old and cranky when they got to know each other. I think Rondo and Cody would have gotten along/played if they had more time to hang out.