I think I was in Romania at the time, but I'm told that Josie's first brief encounter with Nezhma, an adult New Skete shepherd, was apparently all about friendly licks. Today, with some time off, I took the kids and J out for a more extended play-date. At first it was the predictable sniffs. Then, a bit of a growl from Nezhma -- Lizzie interpreted this as "You're walkin' on thin ice, buddy." When we got out into the open field, they mostly respected each other's space, but periodically had some spirited chases, ending with classic paws-up submission on J's part. It all ended amicably enough, but without much joyous romping. After all, it would have been uncouth to do anything serious on the first date.
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