Early this evening I took Muttley for another hike on the NCRR trail, from
Phoenix to the bridge near the Lime Kiln. While sitting on a bench watching
birds, we saw a man approaching with a fair sized young dog that looked a
lot like a wolf, but was more likely a Husky mix. She looked a lot like the
picture of a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saarlooswolfhond or the
wolf/malemute hybrid shown he
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Establi..._breeds#Breeds

The man said she was friendly, and allowed her and Muttley to exchange dog
greetings. She was very calm and submissive, actually rolling onto her back
at my feet next to Muttley. It was time to head back to the car, and I
intended to leave some space between us, but she seemed to want to walk
along with Muttley, so we stayed fairly close. Muttley was, as usual,
fairly aloof, but did not seem to mind when she sometimes came up to him
and gave him a playful kiss on the ear. There was absolutely no sign of
snarkiness or any other potential problem.

I noticed that when this "wolf-dog" walked, she had a very light gait, and
her hips did not move ver much, but Muttley tends to "waddle" his rear end
a bit as he walks. I did take him to the vets and he has lost a little more
weight. Continued frequent walks on the trail should help a lot, for him
and me both

Now, play nice!

Paul and Muttley