Parnassus
New Born Pup
I've been witnessing a very interesting pairing! We're going on 48 hours together tonight. Two sows, one a resident of our home and another a healthy young lady. Both are similar in age (1 year) and demeanor (pacifist, very sweet).
At first, they were going through the regular motions; rumblestrutting, mounting, chattering, yawning, nose-offs, chasing, butt sniffing (and licking), power grooming, mutual grooming, laying next to each other, etc. Over the hours, aggressions dwindled and there was much happiness and play with the occasional dominance dance disrupting their fun times.
Last night, the new alpha kept rumblestrutting every couple hours while the other would follow happily behind like it was a game. Later, we each held one in our laps sitting next to each other. The follower was distressed that she wasn't close to her new friend, started whining, and climbed on my lap to snuggle her new alpha. They both cuddled in my lap, except that the follower kept whining for awhile until she started to fall asleep.
Now she's been whining when the alpha comes to bug her under her blanket and the rumblestrutting hasn't stopped. It's still every couple hours.
Are we on the right track? Is this a normal adjustment period?
At first, they were going through the regular motions; rumblestrutting, mounting, chattering, yawning, nose-offs, chasing, butt sniffing (and licking), power grooming, mutual grooming, laying next to each other, etc. Over the hours, aggressions dwindled and there was much happiness and play with the occasional dominance dance disrupting their fun times.
Last night, the new alpha kept rumblestrutting every couple hours while the other would follow happily behind like it was a game. Later, we each held one in our laps sitting next to each other. The follower was distressed that she wasn't close to her new friend, started whining, and climbed on my lap to snuggle her new alpha. They both cuddled in my lap, except that the follower kept whining for awhile until she started to fall asleep.
Now she's been whining when the alpha comes to bug her under her blanket and the rumblestrutting hasn't stopped. It's still every couple hours.
Are we on the right track? Is this a normal adjustment period?
