They engaged in huge amounts of neck-biting, for hours and hours. They're both energetic girls, and at times they seemed to literally bounce off the walls.
This kind of roughhousing is very hard on any house, and Steve and I sometimes made them go outdoors, to burn off some of that energy. But unlike Dionne, Ella's a swimmer, and she would invariably follow her dips by romping through the muddier parts of the yard.
At that point, the only solution was to kennel them. Ella had her own kennel, but she and Dionne seemed to enjoy hanging out in Dionne's larger one.
It permitted more neck-biting!
Occasionally, they would crash. The ever-patient Mr. Tucker even let them share his bed.
Scenes like that made the increased levels of squalor easier to take.
And all things come to an end. Kathy arrived Friday afternoon to take Ella home again. She called yesterday to report that Ella seemed depressed.
I might say the same for Dionne. Except that Saturday morning Cletus arrived! More on that adventure soon.
Love the photo of the three of them sleeping together --- all tuckered out ---
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