Back at 4 Austin and making home home. Home wouldn't be complete without a JR. We collected Aris a week ago. He is adorable but my first shock was that he had a bad case of worms, which meant a visit to the vet the morning after bringing him home. We had only gone to view the day before, but the breeder said he was ready to go, so we took him. Dick was off to the supermarket in search of puppy chow that night.During my three years in England I was impressed with the friendliness of the dogs. When they met other dogs, whether on or off their leases, they would sniff, romp and wag tails. I never saw an owner have to break-up or prevent a fight; unlike the Barbadian scene. I resolved that Aris would be a sociable.
Two nights later when I visited my sister, who has two dogs, I took Aris along. He likes to travel in a soft, cloth shoulder handbag. On arrival, Barney, the very large male, was very excited and circle and hovered around me. Bubbles, the female, displayed no interest in the contents of my bag. I decided to let Barney get to know Aris slowly by getting closer and sniffing the bag. When Barney poked his nose in the bag, Aris bit his nose and Barney responded quickly with a nip to Aris's neck, who squealed murder. Barney was barely controllable in his excitement and was put on a lease for the rest of our visit and Aris stayed in my bag.
