Best Pals

I am always amazed at how well Emme and Rudy play together. They are physically so different. Rudy is large and dark with smooth fur. Emme is little, white, and fluffy. They couldn't look more different. But they like one another and they play well together. Rudy is so strong that he could easily overpower Emme, but he seems to realize her size. They play tug and Rudy pulls only hard enough to keep up the game and not so hard that he throws Emme around the room.

Rudy is very tolerant of Emme when it comes to food. Emme is sure that whatever Rudy is eating has to be better than what is in her dish. She will occasionally wander over to his dish while he is eating. He just lets her nibble some food from his dish. He is not protective of his food or mean to her. If they both have a Kong or a bone with peanut butter inside, Emme will sometimes leave hers and go and check out Rudy's. He doesn't seem to mind. He lets her lick at his and then pushes her aside so he can finish. No biggie.

Rudy shares toys with her, up to a point. Sometimes Emme can just walk up to Rudy and take a toy his is playing with. Other times, especially with a lovie, she goes to pull it away and Rudy gives her a warning growl. Emme seems to understand that she has crossed a line and leaves the lovie alone.

They couldn't look much different or get along much better. We are lucky.