Today I (Pompe) want to feature a new friend of mine, the Santa Clause Dog! Santa Clause Dog is a really fun friend that I made in Fgura, Malta. His owner was really friendly and wanted me to meet his dog.
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Santa Claus Dog’s beard was impressive! With his long beard, he looks like a real man. I wish I will be able to have a beard that long one day.
To make up for my much shorter beard, I decided to show Santa Claus Dog what a manly dog I am by poking his attention and then out-running him. I seem to have succeeded with it! I was much faster, and Santa Claus Dog had a slightly scared look to him when I got too excited.
After a good 40 minutes of playing with Santa Claus Dog, mama and I walked away from there and I had a feeling of having my manliness intact.
If you want to see a video of me playing with another fine dog I met in Malta, check out this post.
Note from mama: The Maltese people are very friendly and love their dogs a lot! However, there seems to be a lot of dogs in Malta that are not very well socialized. As we know, dogs who are not well socialized as puppies can be a bit awkward with other dogs and a bit aggressive and/or snappy. Bear this in mind when you meet other dogs on the street.
If you are curious to learn how I socialized and prepared Pompe for traveling when he was a puppy, I have written about it under Preparations on the page Travelling with a Dog.
