@redvmbrella backyard to say hello.
"Nearly. He's ten months, soon to be eleven." Reaching down with another treat in his palm, he praised the pup who continued to stay at his feet.
@redvmbrella Rewarding his large little one, scratching him behind the back of his left ear, his eyes fell to the two well behaved blue heelers settling down at the father's feet, Horse giving an excited little boof and tail wag but remained seated, clearly struggling to not bolt across the -
A small chuckle slipped free from the man's throat, stubborn as always.
Admiring the man with his new addition to his home, Greg gave a short sharp whistle, and the pup swung its large head back in his direction. "Yes! Good boy. Come." The large black furred ball hurriedly -
Again, that won't do, apologies Inspector.
( He offers a smile of his own, a small thing but in no way less sincere than the one for the puppy that he greets without batting an eye. )
My, you were right- Hello, yes, hi. He's really big.
Head raising at the sound of the familiar voice, a slow smile spread across the silver haired male's face.
"How many times must I tell you to call me Greg, ๐๐ณ ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ด?" Teasing, as an overly large ball of legs and fur shot out the back door, tail helicoptering.
( It really doesn't take him long, showing up with probably the tenth different car of the month. Funny, since discretion will be damned with two dogs on the leash... and Lestrade.
At least he's dressed in casual clothes. )
Good day, Inspector.
Returning his attention to the large foal of a nine month old pup, he made sure to check his pocket for treats.
"Please behave..." He murmured to himself, whether or not it was directed to the dog or himself, one would never know.
Clearly, I'm out of practice as I was going for flirting, not flattery.
If it's any consolation, I'm glad you're not your brother. He's not the one I want meeting Horse this evening.
Horse is reaching the "๐ผ ๐ค๐๐๐ก ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐" stage. But please, come over, have a feel if they would be compatible for play dates.