The two of them do seem to be bonding well together, which, of course, was what we hoped for. Darien also seems, for the most part, of taking on the responsibilities the way he needs to for a dog of his own. (There have been a couple times he needed reminded, but pretty easy for a 7 yo to get 'entranced' by television isn't it?? LOL)
Last year Darien really didn't seem to interested in dog stuff for a stretch, then it all of a sudden kind of took off.....and he's doing really well with it!
I just wish I had some time to play doggy stuff like the others in the house......