Clark has been spending some time here with his new mums Gill & Lisa. They came down yesterday and we all went for a walk up at the Dam showing off Clark's new 'off lead' skills and giving them an opportunity to walk with him and learn his ways. He had the comfort and familiarity of me, Wena and Molly with him yesterday and enjoyed his walk both on and off lead.
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| Off lead and having a jolly good sniff with his lakie girls |
Today Lisa & Gill took him to the Dam on his own to bond and learn more about his need for confidence building. He did great and despite being a little reluctant to walk very far he went with them. They all had a rest and sat down for a cuddle mid way and their bond is developing. Building his confidence in them is vital and the more we can do before he goes to live with them the easier the change will be for him.
It will be hard for him when he leaves here as it will be a wrench to leave, not only me whom he has bonded so deeply with but also my lakies whom he enjoys being with....he is one of the terrierist gang of Carnkie!
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| Clark with his best pals, keeping a close eye on the comings and goings in the village! |
In the last week he has started hopping up on my bed both during the day to keep an eye on the goings on in the village and also at night to cuddle up to sleep - neither of which he has done before. He has stopped leaking completely and we have even started to alter the dose of Propalin he is taking as we want him to be on the lowest dose possible without causing any leakage. We have therefore reduced the dose to twice daily but increased, slightly, the volume of each dose, this way we can assess whether the timing or the dose is more important. If he continues to stay dry on a twice daily routine Siobhan may recommend we reduce the volume of the dose slightly but it will be trial and error until we find the minimum dose he can cope with. As with all long term medications ideally we take as little as is necessary.
He is also developing the naughty terrierist personality we all knew was hiding when he first arrived. This morning I was amazed to find him sitting on the window sill watching the world at as close a range as he could! I have no idea how he managed to hop up there as he has very little bounce in his back legs and it is a narrow space for any dog to climb on, let alone one with a smashed pelvis!!
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| Wena - "Nothing to do with us mum".... Clark - "They told me to!" |
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| Good view from here....right out to The Lizard and the sea!! |
Gill & Lisa brought Clark a bed and blanket for us to use - again this will help the transition in November, so we are ensuring they are well and truly 'Clarked' and he loves them already. As soon as they put them down he climbed in, sighed and fell asleep! A good omen.
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| Snuggly and warm ZZzzzzzzzzzzz |
So as the days pass by too quickly it will soon be time for us to say goodbye to our dear Clark, tears are regularly shed when I dwell on his leaving but I can honestly say he is leaving us 1000% better than when he arrived. He has achieved so much more than we ever expected him to. When I think back to the day he arrived here and how much he has changed it really is mind blowing. He is now the naughty terrierist as described in the title of this blog, exactly what we wanted him to become.....cheeky, happy, funny, silly, sweet, and very lovable. It has been a pleasure to have him in our lives and he will always be part of our family even after he leaves our home.
Remember there are lots of Terrier SOS terrierists in need of a loving family, a warm bed, and with a tummy ready to be tickled, have a look at the adoptable pages....... they will make your heart melt! Duke has arrived in the UK and is very handsome!
Moved me to tears reading this !
ReplyDeleteWriting was tearful too! :'(
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