The park was only a block away and at first Richie was a bit nervous about how his neighbors might react to the new Jeff-now Max the dog. But watching as one after another that had known Jeff as a human walks up to pet Max and rub his ears, telling Max what a good dog he is Richie can not help but grin. That he made Max a pure breed black furred Siberian husky seems to work out well, as so far everyone is walking over to tell him what a beautiful dog he has. That Jeff-now Max the husky still has blue eyes had almost caused Richie to go rerun the chronivac program till he remembered its normal for husky to have odd eye colors.
Watching the reactions of Jeff-now Max the husky to the new prospective of a dog is also a big part of Richie’s fun. As when stopping to greet a neighbor out walking a German shepherd Richie almost laughs out loud when the shepherd begins sniffing Max’s tail. Watching his brother’s clear discomfort. Grinning as he tightens his hold on the leash and shortens it till Max has no choice but to allow himself to be sniffed by the other dog. All the while Richie is having a conversation with the neighbor who is clueless about what is going on. He waits till he is once more alone with Max before bending down as if to check his dog’s collar.
“Max, I can not have you acting undog like…from now on you will greet other dogs and let them greet you.” he whispers while ruffling those silky ears. Laughing as Max gives a whine while tucking his tail but begins trying to lick the fingers of his former brother who is now his master.