The Pack

Being the only child dog in the household, Butters (our Cavalier King Charles Spaniel) is used to being king of the house

He has it pretty rough being all on his own...

This weekend, we made the trip from Buffalo to Ithaca to visit with my parents.  Butters loves the extra human kisses, but gets extra excited because he gets to hang with his buds: Missy (the Brittany Spaniel), Xena (the warrior princess chihuahua), and Molson (the golden retriever).  Now that he has been visiting several times, he has really formed a close relationship with his 3 pals.

He was naturally attracted to Missy when we brought him over for the first time.  I think he thought she was his mom, as she certainly looks like a much bigger version of him.  He would follow her around the house, try to lick her ears, and pounce on her face when she was sleeping.  The old girl was not ready for this young brat.  I think they have come to a mutual understanding now... no more pouncing!

Xena was the most confusing for him... I think he didn't know for sure if she actually was a dog.  With her one remaining tooth, she certainly let Butters know that she did not appreciate him tasting her tail!  Xena is the one in the house whom usually gets first pick of the laps, so she wasn't thrilled when this lap-hogging tyrant came in to steal her humans!  She is starting to come around on the sharing bit.
















... But, I think his favorite is Molson.  They were fast made best friends from the beginning.  Butters likes to snuggle with him the most, and luckily Molson is pretty agreeable.