Today was back to the bedroom, back to neutral intros because we are adding a Chief to the mix. Right from the word go, Chief was puffy, huge big ball of fur. He was not a happy boy but who can blame him, he spent a month all alone with only daily cuddles from me and even then, I had to be careful because he would lunge and bite. So here he is in the middle of four fiesty girls, one gentle male, one baby jumping bean, two big alpha and beta males and the worst of all… pesky weasel Little Doc. Chief met pretty much everyone and seemed to be ok in an upset sort of way with all except for one… can you guess who? Yep. the weasel. Those two would get into a fur ball fight each time they met. Why? Oh… I don’t know, could it be because Little Doc would sprint then leap in the air and mount the Chief. Oh the poor Chief did not like this, not one bit. But each time, I would check them out and no one would be scratched or gashed. This is mucho good news. Poor Chief was chattering and chittering and boggling and bruxxing, and no, not in a good way. Max was excellent. The more I do these intros the more Max amazes me. He’s the alpha but such a good one. He knows to the hold his ground, when to overpower and when to just sit there and give off a soothing presence. Chief really needs him. Each time a very puffy Chief would be near Max, he would calm down and lose his puffiness. One good thing about this, Gera, Max and Rory seemed to really like each other either that or they’ve joined the Rats Against Chiefs team. Although, Gera did get a sweet and short little grooming from him. At about 40 minutes in, there was another Doc and Chief run in. I calmed down the Chief and he went off to sulk in the corner behind the pillows. My wonderful super girl Molly came to me for a cuddle. I told her the Chief needs you. Go cuddle the Chief. Much to my amazement, Molly sauntered over to the Chief and lied down next to him. I was sitting there shocked, wide eyed, I finally snapped out of it so I could take a picture. Molly is the best. She joins the special ranks same as Bijou, Isabelle and Mielle. These girls can calm any rat, they can tame the worst alphas and have the respect of all. This was a great ending. I picked up a soft Chief and put him back home. The Molly Chief cuddle reminded me of one of the first neutral intros with Little Doc… when she stayed cuddled with Doc. Molly, a true momrat.
the gang at the beginning… the white puffy puff ball is Chief.
Molly the super mom and Chief.
