Fate has accepted Bud, as a pack member and a playmate. For much of the day, the two chase each other around the yard, wrestle, chew on one another and sit together in the sun.

It is a lovely thing to see, something Fate also needs, and is especially good for Bud, who is beginning to trust the world. It gives both of them exercise and stimulation, and I balance the playing with being quiet and resting.

Both are important. Dogs must be given the chance to do nothing, to find the peaceful parts of themselves.

It was a pleasure to see the two of them through the kitchen window playing and wrestling with one another.

It was a good feeling inside of me.