Originally Posted by
jckkerrison
If we were dictated to by our Ruby Billy would have been returned a long while ago.....it is like having a new babe come into the household & getting lots of attention & the others feel pushed out I would have been very surprised if there hadn't been some reaction from Ripley & no doubt you were all up tight about the introduction too which Ripley would also have picked up on,I am all for carrying on life as normal which includes leaving them alone together to get on with things but just be in the background & aware,one of the quickest routes of togetherness is if you can get them both interested in playing,good old rolled up paper works well as does a bag with bits in it. I wish I could record the noise R makes if she gets chased by Billy you would think she was being murdered & if she catches us looking at her when she & B happen to be playing together she winds up again but when he was poorly the other day guess who was the first one checking up on him. Stick with it give Ripley the attention she has always had don't tell either of them how good they are being as they will play off of it just enjoy them getting to be friends & like in this household I can bet you will be whispering ohh have you just seen them walk side by side or look they nearly played with each other etc etc... I can see it all happening,been there,done it & have got a lot of Tshirts some of which are quite worn out now.....xxx