Bob
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♥Apr. 6th, 2018 // 10:49 am♥
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Bob seems to be settling in quite well, after a day with us.
Yesterday, he was rather over-stimulated but did eventually settle down. He was quite unhappy when we tied him up in the barn while the horses went to bed, possibly because he thought he was spending the night in there, but was much happier when we then took him for a run in the field. (He's even starting to learn how long the lunge line is, and not getting quite so yanked to a stop when he goes tearing off!)
Overnight, he slept in the living room quite happily: no banging or scratching to get out, and when Mike came down this morning he was awake but still lying on the sofa.
This morning, he had his first experience of our morning routine. He was fine while we were mucking out and riding (fortunately: some dogs freak out the first time they see someone climb onto a horse) but he was very unhappy when we were poo picking. We'd tied him to the garden gate, so that he could see us without being in any danger from GB (who is *not* impressed that we've got another of *those things*), but by the time we'd finished he was whimper/howling. I'm wondering if the way he was dumped was by being tied up somewhere and left, but I'm afraid that he does have to learn to cope (and that we'll come back).
He is showing no signs of doing a runner, though, and is getting much better about not lunging at me, open mouthed and aim uncertain, to lick my face. I think we'll be fine! |
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