Sunday evening I was going to introduce him and bring him indoors, but he handled the introduction on his own by pushing through the divider in Daneland and meet the dog on the other side. No problems. I brought him indoors on a leash and he met most everyone else on his way upstairs to the office where he spent his first night crated indoors. It was obvious that the yurt he had been living in didn't have stairs because he was very unsure of them going up and even more unsure coming down Monday morning. But he did it with just a little encouragement.
Clay took him to and from the vet's office today and he got along fine, walking happily in with the vet tech in the morning, blissfully unaware of what awaited him. They said he was a big drama queen in his post-op kennel, wanting attention. He came back up to my office when they got home and is sleeping it off in his crate.
So far, so good, but he seems like a nice boy and he's an adult, well passed all the stupid puppy nonsense. I expect he'll be bonding with me very soon and I look forward to taking him out to the pasture to run. We'll get a chance to experience his thunderstorm anxiety soon enough, but I've got drugs for that.
Here he is meeting Della Sunday evening.
And meeting Maya in the house.
He even gave her a play bow, which she declined.
Going down is always tougher than going up.
He actually went in reverse and backed up a couple steps this morning
before making it all the way down.
He hopped right in the crate in the van for the trip to town.
He's looking at Clay here after getting back home, seemingly holding no grudges.
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He sounds like a super sweet boy and he will definitely thrive with you, Clay and the pack!
What are good drugs for thunderstorm anxiety, Brent? My girl Ginger has it bad and nothing seems to help. She shakes and shakes. Nemo is a pretty dog and will find his way with you and the home you find for him!
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