Bippity Boppity Boo! (Day Four)

Day Four's start was not so good.

Sorry for the blurred pictue ^_^;

Bip peed twice inside the room, and pooped once. And bit my dad on his foot as he was walking inside the room which incurred a bit of wrath from him since he was still tired form his travel and was not feeling too well. We were sent out of his room with airconditioner and tv.

The day did get better, though. Bip and Tootsie played with each other at last!

We were in the living room, banished from his highness's throne room, when it happened. Maybe because Bip has been in the room for most of the time and she hasn't explored that part of the house yet so she wasn't very territorial with it. Tootsie found her voice at last and was suddenly barking at Bip out of nowhere. It was Bip's turn to cower and she was looking at me for protection. You should have seen the look she gave me, she really wanted me to carry her. It took all my will power not to carry her in my arms and murmur words of endearment to her. But I didn't surrender to those eyes, and probably for the first time she found herself utterly powerless in Tootsie's big, loud barks. It ceased after a while with Tootsie actually whimpering afterwards. Probably she was just looking for a playmate? Then afterwards it was Bip's turn to bark. After a couple of minutes it stopped, and after a few minutes also of silence, Tootsie barked again. Needless to say I was a bit confused at this point. In the end, I ignored them both with a befuddled sigh and went back to my reading, hoping that they were just 'talking' to each other. Seemed like a good idea to leave them to their own devices because, before I knew it, they were eagerly chasing each other around the house. It was a sight to see, really.

*gasp* is this the start of something new?

After that, things went back to Tootsie avoiding Bip, but that little playtime of theirs gave me hope. So, my fingers are still cramped from finger-crossing.

Around 3.30 pm Tootsie deemed it wise to come close to Bip and sniff the heck out of her while she was eating. Not a very good idea. She ended up fending Tootsie off and guarding her beloved food. But, thankful, Tootsie went into her *Pinball mode that earned them another playtime. Wiiiii! But alas, I had to end it lest Tootsie come close to becoming blind again. Bip was nipping at Tootsie playfully, but she was doing it in her chest and in her cheeks -- dangerously close to Tootsie's right eye. And as I've noticed Bip's exceptionally sharp teeth, I decided it wasn't worth the danger (because Tootsie really will go blind if the same spot becomes target of a sharp object again). Sadly, I had to stop their little rough play. But it was amusing to see that Tootsie didn't use her forelegs at all during their play-fight. Usually, when we play, Tootsie uses her 'hands' to grab hold of the toy or our hands (depending on what we're using). It was actually Bip who was using her 'chicken wing' when she gets frustrated and can't reach Tootsie. I was secretly proud of my little Tootsie for that. I can see she's going to be a good mother someday (if that play-fight was any indication).

I will update this blog later on in the evening, as Day Four comes to a close. I just wanted to share this little bud of hope. Hoorah!

*Pinball mode - when Tootsie becomes so energized she runs around in circles in the house in lightning speed for several rounds