Dash's former family


this is a picture i took yesterday on the front lawn, when Dash's former family came a-visiting. They were kind enough to not call him Junior, much as they would have felt like, i am certain. But i had some very curious observations to make about this young-little-man of my house. He just ignored them or pretended to say, "I am too busy to pay any heed to you right now." He had spent the better part of his life at home with the lady in blue...but he was utterly busy chasing squirrels when she tried to coax him and call him closer to her. 
That made me think of two things- either the presence of a bitch in heat (raga is in heat these days) has made him act like a peacock OR he has really adjusted so much in our home that he doesn't bother about the past any longer.
I am quite certain he recognised them. For not only did he bark at the main gate to welcome them but also did not play with their trousers, which he usually tries with every newcomer. On the whole there was an element of continuity in his mind and yet a supreme indifference too. At least bitches are not this way. I hope not. They were not excitable too much and were very welcoming and well-behaved with everyone. 
In this picture you see the lady and her husband and her daughter...one who is always worried about the dogs they have had to give up for adoption and a young friend of the girl, who happens to be a musician:) My Nikki always steals the show with her affable temperament and here she is in this frame too.