**Birthday Party in the Barrow** (May, 2005) - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Ealasaide · 05-01-2005, 05:56 PM

"Two Shelties!" exclaimed Ealasaide in surprise as Firefoot returned with two of the long-haired little dogs. Codi, who was not on a leash, walked slowly toward the newcomers, wagging her tail. She touched noses with Marco, but as she approached Maggie, the little dog gruffed sharply, although her tail wagged quickly. Codi stopped, her large pointed ears trained forward. Then, she lay down and placed her shaggy head sideways against the wood floor.

When Firefoot made an exclamation of surprise, Ealasaide smiled. "No matter how small the other dog is, Codi's always the smaller dog," she explained. "It's her coyote instinct. That's how they show submission." After a moment, Codi got up and gruffed playfully at the other two dogs, trying to get one or both of them to chase her.

"Uh-oh..." said Ealasaide softly. She reached out to catch Codijune's collar before it was too late.

05-01-2005, 05:56 PM	#11
Ealasaide Shadow of Tyrn Gorthad Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Fencing Lyst Posts: 810	"Two Shelties!" exclaimed Ealasaide in surprise as Firefoot returned with two of the long-haired little dogs. Codi, who was not on a leash, walked slowly toward the newcomers, wagging her tail. She touched noses with Marco, but as she approached Maggie, the little dog gruffed sharply, although her tail wagged quickly. Codi stopped, her large pointed ears trained forward. Then, she lay down and placed her shaggy head sideways against the wood floor. When Firefoot made an exclamation of surprise, Ealasaide smiled. "No matter how small the other dog is, Codi's always the smaller dog," she explained. "It's her coyote instinct. That's how they show submission." After a moment, Codi got up and gruffed playfully at the other two dogs, trying to get one or both of them to chase her. "Uh-oh..." said Ealasaide softly. She reached out to catch Codijune's collar before it was too late.