The Private Bella vs The Public Bella

Bella is loosening up more and more and showing her silly, playful, goofy side. We'll come home in the evenings to discover that she's pulled toys out of her basket and scattered them in the apartment. When we put on her raincoat, she'll bend around and bite at it and her tail, rub against walls and race around. She'll frequently roach and bat us if we walk past her without rubbing her. She'll race around in the hallways, doing air snaps and playing. She'll lean against us in the elevator and nudge her nose under our hands so that we keep loving on her.

But she won't do any of this with an audience! She can go from absolutely nutty crazily racing around, bound into the elevator and walk out on the ground floor like a senior girl who would never think about doing anything that isn't elegant. It's as if she decides to only share her personality with some people.

Lately, though, as the weather has been getting colder and breezier she'll bounce around on our walks. She'll try to run a little, knowing that the leash will constrain her. Tonight on our walk she focused on a Westie and decided he was her playmate - started whining and play-bowing on the leash. He thought she was terrific and started trying to play, too. Oh, and it was pouring rain and cold and neither the Westie's human nor I were all that excited about the pups trying to play instead of do their business.

Funny, funny girl!