What you see in this picture are Toby the Puppy — he’s the one in the Superman shirt — and his newest best friend, Dolly.
I want to highlight this new friendship to illustrate how sociable Toby the Puppy can be, and how others of his, um, species relate to his sociability.
Dolly is a member of the Ed and Colleen Loos family in their home in the Phoenix, Ariz., suburbs. We visited the family and got acquainted immediately with Dolly, who took a few moments to, shall we say, sniff her way into Puppy’s good graces.
She nipped at him a couple of times as Toby got a little too familiar. But then? It was all good.
The two of them pranced around the house together. One would follow the other one. They chased each other around the back yard. They shared water bowls, Dolly even let Toby the Puppy eat some of her food.
We never worry about Toby the Puppy’s interaction with others of his type. He is among the most sociable beings we’ve ever encountered.
The best news is that he found another pooch who shares his desire to get acquainted.