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Prompted by a friend's inquiry whether Siegfried not only looks like Wally but also has a similar personality, I think this is a good place to report that Siegfried's personality is actually a lot different from Wally's. We suspect that he wasn't well socialized during the seven weeks before he came to us (as we know for a fact Wally was), so he's sort of fearful of noises, people he doesn't know (or know well), and other non-human animals.
That's very significant. Four other significant differences are:
(1) He's very mouthy; he seems to have to feel things with his teeth, and nipping us seems to be a way to express affection (as strange and annoying as that can be at times).
(2) He seems to be a good deal more energetically (assertively) playful than (I at least remember) Wally was as a young dog.
(3) His physical dexterity (his ability to dance and leap and cavort) is amazing; he could be a circus performer!
(4) He will assertively push open a door to go through it (something Wally would NEVER do) and, related to this, he is ever getting in to anything he can reach (Wally would of course "get into things," but he didn't seem nearly so persistent about it).
Ha, when I started that list, I said "two," then "three," then finally "four [other significant differences]"; I kept thinking of something else different about Siegfried.
Love the pose ! He's quite the fellow. How's he been liking the snow. I think our dogs are tired of it still laying about. I'm sure tired of the lack of sun we've had lately. Makes me feel like a Pacific
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does he and Wally have the same groomer? Their styles are the same :-)
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Yes, Meng, Siegfried enjoys the expert services of the same groomer, Elliotte, who now has his own business, Elliotte's Pet Spa & Salon. For years we had to follow Elliotte from whatever establishment he had been employed at to whatever new establishment he had moved to. It is nice that he has settled down now at his place of business.
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