Yep, they are. We got them as puppies during Covid lockdown, so they didn’t get socialized. To them, humans are enemy intruders and, generally, they’re not wrong.
Here are The Boys: Bear (the big guy with head down) and Booboo (the small but mighty).
1: Waiting for lunchtime
2: Getting closer to the human to yell at him while he makes his PB&J
3: Joining the human on the couch
4: If I sit here long enough he’ll give me some of these treats.
Adorable, these are our Covid babies. The white one is a Schnauzer and the tannish one is a Sniffon (Brussels Griffon + Schnauzer). With our kids grown and moved out, they’ve slotted right in there. My wife dresses poor Maxx (the Sniffon) and Gus, being a few years younger is 100% the baby of the house.
The baby is only 2, which is still a puppy for Schnauzers. He’s still in his velociraptor phase. If he’s like Maxx he should start to chill out some this year.
With the way things are going for us feds, my wife might be able to take the promotion thats been on the table for a few months in Austin. My job here in Denver is the only thing holding us back.
The cats are 15 and 18. The male is a 2nd mother to both boys. The female put the fear into them when they were little, they won’t mess with her unless she’s the one initiating the play to this day.
Fortunately, Arcachon is super dog-friendly. Their humans take them walking, shopping and to the restaurants. My three are “socialized”. Sparky, the 16-year-old can be indifferent, until I direct him to give bisous (kisses) to another pupper. Then Peanut, my 10-year-old, gets involved. He’s not happy until he gets to circle and sniff up the dog. He fears no dog, regardless of size. Ollie, my 14-year-old, is just stand-offish. At least he no longer cowers and pulls backward. He’s never really gotten over the abusive trauma he suffered before I adopted him when he was 18 months old. The rescue organization refused to tell me all of the details, except that food was also involved (as in, he was starved). He still LOVES to eat.