A Day with Dagan

Today, Cassie let me "borrow" Dagan for a Guide Dogs related fundraising project at Northgate Mall, the mall across the street from the Guide Dogs campus in San Rafael. Since Cabana is career changed and can no longer sport the green jacket, I needed a puppy-in-training to melt hearts and loosen purse strings.

Dagan met those requirements FABULOUSLY. He walked beautifully on leash, relieved quickly on command, looked adorable, and calmly accepted everyone's love and attention. Unfortunately, I don't have any photos of us at the mall.

But I did take some photos of Cabana and Dagan, sharing Cabana's new bed. Dagan takes up most of it!

Cabana has played with Dagan several times before, but he's never been at our house, or rather, on HER turf. She seemed a bit taken aback, having this big galoot of a dog in our living room. Dagan was all play, but once he accidentally bit her ear too hard, making Cabana yelp. Then Dagan licked her face feverishly, trying to make up for his mistake. It was really cute. After a few minutes of Cabana acting very standoff-ish, Dagan toned his play down to her liking. He let her have the upper hand the rest of the time, as seen in the photo above. Proof that chivalry is not dead.

Of course, I've always known that Cabana is a petite Lab, but it was still shocking to have such a HUGE dog here (I know Dagan is a pipsqueak compared to Mango). But just shy of 10 months old, Dagan probably still has a bit more growing to do!