It Takes Two to Tango



Meet Tango, a lovable border collie (mix?).  Tango came up with brother, Cash, who has a foster home starting September 1st, which will hopefully turn into his permanent home.  So Tango is hoping he'll find his furever home soon too.

Carol and I took Tango on a stroll in the park yesterday.  He did extremely well on the leash, and was sweet and friendly.  Occasionally, he'd do the locomotion to go sniff something that had gotten his attention.  There are so many swell smells in the park, I'm sure.

But Tango was one well-behaved dog!  He knew how to sit when offered delicious treats, and waltzed beside me when not distracted.

The best part of Tango's dance, though, was when he found a partner, a boxer, who was also foxtrotting in the park.  Tango seemed anxious to make a new friend, and although I was hesitant as I wasn't sure how he would do with another dog, it soon became apparent that these two would make beautiful music together.


So Tango and this handsome boxer soon jived, and they had a ball jitterbugging as best they could in the constraints of their leashes.  Tango observed appropriate etiquette by bowing down playfully on his front legs when asking his new friend to rumba, and they soon broke into a friendly quickstep.

They continued their new friendship boogie for several minutes, and then we walked on together as a small group, with Tango snuffling out weird smells along the way, and the boxer cha-cha'ing along comfortably.

We finally bid Tango's newfound friend good-bye and mambo'd our way back to the car, where Tango lapped up lots of water, as it was a hot day.  But it was gratifying to see him enjoying himself, even if it was just a short dance.  Maybe next time, Tango will be ready to swing, and will mambo his way right into someone's heart and home.  I'd do the watusi in celebration!