I turned, after receiving a nudge, only to see Hammer watching with his head c****d. He had no idea what was going on, and I had no way to tell him either. Silver wrapped her head over Joan's neck, letting him know it was about her, not me. Though he must have already realised that from watching the obsessive grooming.
Relief was obvious on his face, obviously glad his ward wasn't the one suffering. But I could still see he was bothered by Joan's condition. Honey stood with her, ears and tail drooping. He came to stand closer, not knowing what to do, but Honey perked up at the gesture and he seemed pleased by her reaction.
He barked playfully at her and pounced on her tail. Honey barked back and turned to try and catch his tail but he kept wagging it from side to side, watching her wit
