1. Faulkner is mature, uber-calm, observant, shepherd mind with collie sprinkles and a dash of sight hound. He is about the same weight as the Vizsla. He thinks all dogs care about rank. He will pull rank if they do not comply, with a swift snout-thrust/growl. He does not break skin-- jaws do not quite meet as we discovered in trying to find kibbles he could chew, which was a past thread.

2. Sadie, OTOH, is bigger but calmer and near the very end of Y-Lab.G-Triever.Dane Silly Season. She just goes along with any flow with waggles and wiggles. She will like to play, play, play.

3. The V's usual top dogs will be here TOO, with 9-month babe in arms, on an upper floor. (They will feed V where we all agree is best.)

4. I'm leaving Tuesday with husband arriving same time as guests, and he has NO dog-sense. Yet.

5. Solution (I'm just back in from step 1 of implementation):
a. Kennel Faulkner (till husband can leash him when in the house) in the spare kennel out back. Dirty, but secure Doggie Palace.
b. Sadie will first meet V (both on leashes) on neutral ground.
c. V will go out into their spacious Dog World by himself, go upstairs with owners, and retire for the night.
d. Sadie will sleep in the gated corner that adjoins Dog World-- a convenient easy-out door opens into DW.
e. In the AM the owners can walk the V on a leash and he can meet Sadie again, in mid-neutral zone. If all goes well they then run out to fall in love in DW.
f. When hubby is ready and guests agree, F comes in on leash to learn that V is to be Hosted. He WILL allow this, because husband IS Top Dog Above Dogs. There is room in the LR for all peeps and dogs to have Their OWN Spot.

6. I am not at all worried about ME getting along with V. I have always gotten along well with "that type." (I read pets' minds.)

7. There is a big ole hill the owners can run the leashed V on, as needed. And DW is big enough for a good, raucous romp--a safe place to do it.

8. The V has been in a motel for 4 weeks. He's gonna need to run a bit; I know it and so do the owners, and he IS their dog.

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I wanted to change my hairstyle, really I did. THAT is why I purposely forgot half of what I knew about burdock/sticker-burrs when I tore out the big, tall dried ones in the small kennel F is headed for. The important half. I failed to get a picture-- sorry!

TBTG I remembered the important half of "How to Unf*ck Sticker-Burred Hair." All is well!

:~)

~Susan