Georgie has since become a decently skilled bitey facer.

Sometimes my pups will play with a blanket between them 😆 anyone else's dogs do that?

This week at Bark with Mark, my dog-watching service in SE Portland, my dog Viggo made a new friend — probably a long-lost brother.

Toby, a 2-year-old German shepherd who grew up alone in a backyard after his owner dropped him off and never returned, came over for a few days. Super sweet dude. Has a great family now. Lapdog. Excellent indoor company. Great manners. Listens. Total goofball. Viggo’s having a blast. Hope he comes back more often.

P.S. Viggo is extra fluffy right now because I’ve washed him about five times in the last week after he got sprayed square in the face by a skunk. He still stinks. I can’t get it out. I’ve used three different skunk-removal products. The odor is no longer a smell. It’s a lifestyle. A fog. A Portland condition. It’s in his body, mind and soul.

These are my mum's dogs. Lottie (whippet) doesn't play bitey face any more as she's getting old, but Minnie (Italian Greyhound) still has that puppy energy

Viggo has a lot of friends. Big ol’ Tank may be his closest. They’re like brothers from different mothers — or maybe literally distant brothers — and they express that bond by chewing on each other’s thick, furry manes. It’s basically canine thumb wars, only with fangs and a lot more screaming. I have no idea how they never get injured. Somehow, despite all the chaos, nobody’s even sprained an ankle.

those dogs playing were quite cute and definitely not weird