Thanks Jilly and all you other kind and interested ladies in my little girl,
Well a bit of a break through tonight maybe? By chance I had to get down completely flat on the floor to retrieve a toy that had become lodged between two items of furniture in Irina’s room. All three of us were together at this time. Crystal hopped off the bed and started licking my face continuously, then, as I’d just got out of the shower, she saw my right hand for the first time. Normally this is gloved as my circulation is poor. Amazingly she was very interested and started licking that too! Interestingly she also kept jumping up at my face to try and lick it when I sat up from the crawling position. It was quite pointed and something I’d not experienced to date, with her, indeed we thought initially she was trying to snap at me, but no, just a huge licking. Since this little get together she’s been in to my room a few times, and once settled down beside me, for a few minutes Throughout I’ve been treating her with fresh strips of chicken breast, every few hours or so and in the afternoons she gets the nibbled off corners of a few of my cookies. I feel something has happened, even if it’s just a small start. Later this evening she began to bark into her room almost as if there was an intruder. We were laughing at her and then Irina realized the window was open, a new event. A strong wind had got up and she definitely didn’t like it. Closed the window, and the barking ceased immediately, so perhaps she sees windows and in particular my balcony as ‘security breaches’ – who knows?
Thanks for the greeting, I have been made to feel very welcome here and was glad to help in “keeping the ship buoyant”. I enjoy participating and this little dog has given me a new lease of life and new challenges to encounter. |