In a few short days it will be 2 years since we became the mommy and daddy of Coco. I have had some time this break to really watch Coco and Mickey interact. They are definitely a sight to see! Mickey loves Coco and Coco loves Mickey. They nap and sleep near each other. They go outside together and if Mickey dares to stay outside longer then Coco deems necessary, she will definitely remind me of this. Sometimes I think that Mickey views her as his own personal toy. If she is getting loved up by a human and he wants to play with her, he will bark till she comes to him.
I also think they have helped each other. Coco has helped Mickey become more assertive-he knows what he wants and is much more willing to express his needs to us. Mickey has helped Coco get over her shyness. She use to be quite loud and would bark for an hour after someone she didn't know came to visit. Mickey, on the other hand, is friendly to all. Coco has observed him from afar and has slowly come to see that family friends are not the enemy that she once thought they were.
So once again, a heartfelt "thank you" goes out Dave and Heather for giving us our Mexican wild girl. She completed our canine family. Heather-she will never forget you! She, to this day, still favors women to men. It was your love and nurturing that made her what she is today.
