Alpha Dog

Our neighbors were kind enough to look after Soba while we were gone for a long weekend to attend a wedding in Seattle. We gated off part of the kitchen allowing Soba to have some area to roam around. The neighbors took turns walking him in the morning, letting him out to play with other dogs in the afternoon, and then give him his last walk before bed.

He ate very little the first day we were gone. I think this was normal as this occurred when we boarded him. So, we weren't too worried because he will eventually eat if he gets hungry enough. However, when we heard he got into a fight with Bailey, we were very worried. To make matters worse, John got hurt while he tried to break up the fight. Wade and I were horrified.

Here was what happened:

Soba pinned Bailey down thinking she was going after his snack. Poor Bailey, she was just walking by and didn't know why she was attacked. We were told that for a few days Bailey would lower her head when Soba walked by OR would make an attempt to avoid him.

This is bad... We wanted someone to keep him in check, but who knew that he is now the bully of the block!

Squeeky Toy

We finally captured a video of Soba playing with his squeeky toy Hippo. He gets so angry at it that it is quite halarious.