Max's Encounter With Rescued Dogs

My dogs rarely have the opportunity to socialise with other dogs. They do get the chance to see stray dogs on the roads; and domesticated dogs in houses, while we go for walks, but not to the point of close proximity.
There were two occasions when I brought back stray dogs for temporary shelter. As expected, Jon had snubbed them, but Max was ever curious and eager to make friends. It was ironic that these two dogs were female, and not yet spayed. However, Max was already neutered. So, the only attraction he had of these two dogs were purely of "friendship" basis.
The puppy in the first video had just been brought in on the day I found her. Before I picked her up, she was seen to be friendly to other adult dogs, but was chased away by the alpha male. So, the nervousness she is displaying in the video is not of her fear of Max. It's more of the anxiety of being in a new environment. The entrance of the cage being blocked by Max did not help in alleviating her fear, as she was seeking to come out. Max just stood there watching her pace along the width of the cage.

Wonder what is the unspoken language between a curious dog and a fearful dog.

I always tease Max that no matter how many dogs I keep here, he will always be the at the lowest of the pecking order. He is just so naive, gentle - albeit mischievous - accommodating, curious and friendly.
In the second video, it also features a female puppy. She was a playful dog. She was already well-socialised with other dogs on the streets. See how she dominates Max? Max remained submissive until the girl gave him three consecutive play-bites on the neck. He just couldn't take it anymore and confronted her. There is always a limit to what one can tolerate, I guess.

"I am a gentlemen, so you can do whatever you want to me"

Dogs cooling themselves with different methods

This is the second time I had offered Max and Jon dry ice for them to play with. Jon still avoided it, while Max had no hesitation in cooling his tongue during this hot weather.
Jon, well, preferred a rub and pat on the head to keep himself cool.

Bird needing privacy in the toilet

I had finished dinner at an Indian coffeeshop, and wanted to relieve myself before going home. I chanced upon this bird which had just entered the toilet.

It showed no panic at all as I slowly approached it. It was like it was waiting for me to leave before it could use the facility.

Anyhow, I used the other toilet, and while inside, I heard some Bangladeshi workers shooing it away.



Dogs' odd eating habits

I realise that whenever a dog is having a delicious meal of meat / bone that is mixed with rice, it will take the piece of meat / bone away from the food source, walk a few feet, and finish off that food.


If there are more than one piece, the dog will repeat this process. It is not like they are resting on their chest to slowly take in the food. Instead, they are still standing - and that don't seem to be a relaxing way to eat a meal. One of my dogs - Jon - was rescued from the streets when he was two. He is now 6 years old, and he eats at the same spot without leaving his food unattended.


Max, on the other hand, was two months old when I found him. He is now two years old, and is so domesticated that he has not learnt how to growl and display biting behaviours. The following three videos highlights Max' eating behaviour, and his fear of Jon when the latter is wandering near his food container after he had finished his own meal. In case you are not aware, Jon is the alpha male, and will bully Max if I dont't intervene.

Max had taken a liver into the cage. Food is unattended, and Jon is lurking near it.

Max is afraid to continue eating his own meal, but still takes the risk. That's because I am behind telling Jon not to do anything funny.

Max is more interested in eating the crumbs that have fallen through the base of the cage, than to eat the main meal.