"Hey, don’t judge my type in dogs." Dahlia snorted with amusement, shaking her head. "Well, I suppose I may be referring to a dog in this yard right now. Seems to be stuck where he is, chained perhaps." She chuckled, licking her paw again. "Don’t worry, King Juno. I’ll protect you from the vicious strays."

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Juno laughed shaking his head. "You know, lady Dahlia, my breed has originally been used to hunt wolves? Some strays... it would be hard for them to intimidate one of us," he chuckled softly really enjoying of spending time with her. It was nice to speak to other dogs once in a while and even joke and have fun with them. It had been so long since he had had a chance to enjoy other dogs' companionship.

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"Oh really? Well then, you would be a fine protector then. Shame you haven’t gotten a mate yet. Any female would be lucky to get your attention." Dahlia softly said, Her tail wagging slightly. "It’s been awhile since I’ve hung out with a dog like this. Most dogs are unnecessarily aggressive. Like I was towards you yesterday."

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Juno chuckled, though his laughter hid sadness. It was one of his deepest wishes to have a mate of his own, but at this point the Borzoi had already given up hope. It was highly unlikely that he would be able to find anyone. Besides, it wasn’t like he could just go to search for a lady dog for himself, it could only happen, if his owner would decide to get an another dog. However, sadly that too seemed very unlikely.

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Dahlia rose to her paws with a slight struggle, limping off for a few minutes. She sniffed around, searching for something. Then she slid underneath the fence, leaving. She returned with an old looking toy rope, trotting over to the Borzoi and wagging her tail. "Wanna play? We can do this while you’re on the leash!" She still kept off her injured leg.

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Juno watched worriedly as she limped. He pulled his ears back and gave a slight whine out of concern as he stood up. The male felt sadness stab his heart as he saw her to leave his yard thinking that she had gotten bored of his company or that he had offended her some way.

However, the male’s tail began soon to wag again as she returned carrying an old tug rope in her mouth. “I would like that very much,” Juno said but his gaze soon turned to one of worry. “However, do you think it’s wise? You are injured after all,” he said looking at her.

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Dahlia was mostly ignoring his concerns about her. The quiet whine did cause a pang of sadness in her, but she ignored it. She wagged her tail, dropping it infront of him. "I’ll be alright, don’t worry about it!" She smiled, being careful not to put any weight on it. "Come on then, unless you’re scared to take on a stray?” She wiggled a bit.

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Juno watched her before deciding to play along. Since she insisted that she was fine, he didn't have any other choice than just trust into her word. He picked up the other part of the toy holding it up for her to take the other part. It had been ages since he had last played like this, but it sure was a nice change of how he would spend his day. "Scared? Me?" he laughed shaking his head softly as he looked at her. "Maybe it isn't me who should be scared..." he mused with an amused smirk.

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Dahlia eagerly bit down on the other end of the rope, her tail wagging at a fast pace. "Really? I bet I can get you off your paws!" Her back end wriggled with excitement. Then she began tugging, despite knowing she would most likely lose this tug of war. She playfully growled at him, staying off her injured paw.

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Juno allowed himself to fully enjoy the playtime as he too tugged his end of the rope, however, he made sure to be gentle with her and not to pull too hard so that she wouldn't fall over. He knew that for a quick win, he could just hoist her up along with the toy and she possibly couldn't do much about that, but Juno didn't want to do that. "You are good at this," he chuckled softly.

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Dahlia pulled with as much force as she could right now with the injury. She was happy to get to have play time again. She hadn’t gotten the chance to in awhile, atleast not with another dog. She had gotten used to playing by herself. Either by throwing an old worn out ball around by flinging it with her mouth, or simply chewing stuff up. "Why thank you, I practice." She chuffed, very much having fun with this. "Come on, I feel like you’re not even trying! Put some effort into it, pet!"

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Juno's eyes hardened a little and his ears pulled back slightly as he didn't like to be called "pet". However, he did as the lady had asked and added more strength to the tugging making it harder for her to tug the rope backwards. He, however, kept his true strength hidden, but made sure to put enough effort into it so that the playtime would be enjoyable for them both.

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Dahlia was just a bit caught off guard by the new strength. She noticed his slight change in attitude. "Sorry, not pet." She mumbled around the rope. She pulled harder, enjoying this much more. Eventually though, she let go and slightly tumbled backwards. She huffed, grumbling a bit and standing up. "I wish you were off that chain, we could play chase again!” She wagged her tail, sniffing around. She wandered around the yard, marking a small corner before rolling around in the grass.

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"Oh you should come to the track sometime when your paw is healed. At there I'll show you what true chasing is like," Juno chuckled. Since she wasn't a greyhound, it wouldn't be easy for her to catch him, if he was to use his full speed while running. He also had a good endurance that definitely helped with the running and had actually won him many awards in the greyhound races.

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Dahlia laid on her back, lazily gazing over at him. "Yeah? You seem fast.. that game of chase would probably be more of a long distance trailing after you." She chuckled, rolling over to lay on her side. "When I first saw you, I was kind of terrified! You’re huge. Lean build, but huge overall." She mumbled.

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