Friending in VB

On a swing through dog-friendly Village Books today Casey was presented with a great opportunity to make new friends. After all, when he first came to town after being rescued, dog-friendly VB was one of his primary rehab locales for socialization, learning that there wasn’t necessarily a danger from people and canines lurking around every corner.

Tonight on the main floor he took a liking to a couple of potential buddies, a malamute
and a Dalmatian, but had a little trouble breaking the ice.

Luckily we had a camera handy to capture Casey giving them both the once-over, with even sniff checks at both ends.

It took him almost no time at all to lose interest in this standoffish pair of imports (we were so proud), moving on to the real hook for this Border - a checkout counter complete with dog treats. I mean why else would anybody visit a bookstore?