Marley Stays the Weekend

Can you see Marley in this picture?! She is pretty camouflaged on this gray blanket!

Marley arrived Thursday and she and Max played Thursday night in little spurts. Maxine almost immediately upon Marley's arrival started staying outside and refusing to come inside. She will bark and carry on like she wants to come in but then when you go to let her in she acts defiant and refuses.

Marley has been really good. She settles in well after learning the routine and being asked to behave. Although she is strong willed, she is actually very good with commands and is very obedient. She has stopped jumping up on me and trying to "nip" at me, which is something she does all the time lately at doggie playtime.

We use a gate system so the cats always have free space to roam. Here, they are all holed up in the bedroom appreciating the nuances to laundry day. Marley would really like to play with the cats but that is of coarse not going to happen. She and Felix like to kind of stare each other down across the gate. Lulu seems to be the most fearless. This morning she sauntered into the office where Marley was laying on the bed and Jimmy was working on the computer. He was cautious about the situation and told Marley to stay. Lulu walked in, sniffed Marley's kennel, sauntered up to Jimmy and sat in his lap for awhile. She scamped out soon after and Marley didn't move a muscle.