Alayne got this shot of Oliver and Twist the Dachshunds roughhousing with blind Austin the Beagle. These threesomes are an ever-changing loop of chaos, with the role of who's-on-top shifting constantly. In this case, Oliver is getting it from both ends in what might seem to be a coordinated flanking assault -- but in reality is more likely to be sheer fleeting happenstance. You'd think the blind dog might be at a disadvantage in a melee like this, but as the photo shows, Austin is on his feet (for the moment, anyway) while Oliver has been rolled over. And it's hard to get up when your best friend, Twist, has your leg in his mouth!
Austin loves to roughhouse with anyone who will join in the fray, but his favorite wrestling buddies are definitely these two characters, Oliver and Twist.
We are 2 Maltese dogs and we LOVE this post! One of our former pack mates (who is now at the Big Dog Park in the Sky) was blind but that didn't stop him from being as loving and happy as ever. Two Paws Up for this joyful post. We believe it's so important to show people how much joy animals bring! LoLLy is a rescue and we figured out that a lot of humans think rescues and disabled pets are just sad. Not true at all! We rock! Love, Your PaLs, LuLu and LoLLy. http://www.luluandlolly.com
Posted by: LuLu and LoLLy | November 21, 2008 at 08:44 AM
That is funny! I bet you all see a lot of these wrestling matches on a daily basis!
Posted by: Colleen & Sweet Kitty Erin | November 20, 2008 at 05:16 PM
So nice to see oliver and twist having fun! Thanks for the update.
Posted by: gayle | November 20, 2008 at 02:47 PM
Looks like a pile of dog fun to me!!
Posted by: Boundforglory | November 20, 2008 at 09:32 AM