A home for Hugo?

About a week ago we had a meet and greet with Hugo. The would-be adopter was not like most adopters, but Hugo is not like most dogs. The prospect we had for him as a search and rescue dog fell through. He had the drive but not the disposition needed for the job, I guess. There was someone in Texas who was interested in him to train for police work, drug detection, but I had two problems with that: 1. Texas, and 2. I have a long-standing philosophical objection to using dogs for police work. I don't think it's right to put a dog in harms way because we, as a species, can't get along with our own kind. 

Anyway, the prospective adopter has another dog that she has worked with extensively to overcome some behavior problems. She really took an interest in Hugo's story and really liked him when they met. Today the rest of the family came to meet Hugo, including the other dog. 

I asked that they leave their dog in the car while we first met and interacted with Hugo. That consisted of playing with him and his favorite toy, the disc. They thereby ingratiated themselves to Hugo and worked the edge off his initial off-the-chart level of excitement. We took away all the toys as potential points of conflict and then introduced the other dog. Hugo was off leash, she was on leash but soon the leash was dropped so she could explore on her own. She's a female, a little older, and she's a pittie mix. So pushed him around a little but he seemed happy to accept her as his superior. All the problems Hugo has had around here with other dogs have been with male dogs, he has never tried anything with any of the girls.

We resumed playing fetch with Hugo and that's really all he cares about. Before long, however, their dog started to join in, mostly running with him as he chased the disc, much like Rufus used to do, and Max to some extent. He would always beat her to the disc, but she got a hold of it occasionally, usually when he dropped it. No conflict. Hugo would generally accept it when another dog, Rufus or Max, stole his disc. He wouldn't fight for it but would look for an opportunity to regain possession, or look for another disc.

The two dogs even engaged in a few rounds of tug-of-war with the disc, in a competitive, but not hostile manner. I was very pleased with their interaction as were the prospective adopters. 

Now we wait.