Getting to know you...

Wilson (top) and Jolene meet each other for the first time. On a walk.

DAY 1
Because they had never met before, Jolene and Wilson went on a walk together in an effort to get to know one another. Wilson wasn't real sure of Jolene as she kept getting in his face and trying to play while on the walk. Wilson took this is a slight threat and curled his lip a couple times at her as if to say, "Hey. Back off."

Jolene plays with a dog named Roxy occasionally and that's how they play, with their mouths wide open. Teeth can be heard clinking against each other and everything. Well that form of playing must be Jolene's favorite because that's the first thing she tried.

Wilson wasn't having it though.

Eventually the two dogs found their way into the backyard where they could frolic and play and explore off-leash. Jolene, once again, tried to go for Wilson's face but he curled his lip. After some promising body language that he was willing to be friends, Jolene tried another familiar move. The hip check.

When we go up to Ohio to visit my wife's parents, there's a small dog named Boo Boo that Jolene plays with daily. Jolene and Boo Boo wrestle quite a bit and Jolene's signature move (in order to throw her weight around) is run at Boo Boo and then, just as she's about to pass him, throw one of her hips out and knock him over. They'll do this for minutes on end and, apparently, it's the most fun you can have.

Wilson wasn't having that either.

Finally, while Wilson was sitting on the lawn smelling all the new smells, Jolene had tried everything she knew to try to get this dog to play. She had exhausted her bag of tricks so went back to doggy 101 and just sat in front of him so he could sniff her. And wouldn't you know it, it worked. The two ended up chasing each other around the yard for several minutes and had a great time.

Jolene (left) trying to figure out how to play with Wilson.