09/10/2026
Check out this beautiful body language! The black dog Captain doing his best to get Otis (the Aussie) to play with him. Once Otis showed that he just wasn’t quite comfortable to play with a guy with that much intensity Captain showed him that that was ok too. He gave him his space, calmed down and disengaged. Captain has a a bit of a checkered past with dogs, the very reason he’s with us. Watching how far he’s come makes me so happy, every time. It’s so cool to see how he’s beginning to actually help other dogs feel welcome, use beautiful clear body language in so many ways with so many different dogs and also lead by example for some unruly dogs to help them dial it down and ease up a bit. Heluva dog. He’s a strong dog, with intense actions sometimes and as you can see here sometimes it’s too much for a softer unsure dog. But he keeps himself in check and does his darnedest to be the best good boy.