Gus and Fate both slept in their crates at night. In the morning, while Maria is sleeping, I let Fate out and she jumps up on the bed and waits for Maria to wake up. This morning, I let Gus out and fed him and then brought him upstairs to also greet Maria, I thought it would be a great moment for Maria to wake up to two dogs (although Fate is still flowering at Gus and staring at him malevolently).

Gus got the idea quickly, she crawled up against Maria’s knee and leaned back on her back and I rubbed his stomach for a moment and he went to sleep – two dogs sleeping on the bed. There was a joyous celebration when Maria woke up, although Fate quickly jumped off. She isn’t ready to share anything with Gus.

Still, this was a big moment, a family bonding moment. Gus is becoming a family dog now.