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T-bone unleashed
T-bone goes to the farm and joins the pack.
date: 2008-10-20 (3476 days ago)
dogs: Crockett, Fangman, GP, Judo, Peyton, T-bone/Tiburon/Tibby
I visited the clinic on the way to the farm today to check on Crockett. He's been a challenge. We're still working on keeping him from picking at his pad sutures. It looks like he's already gotten one of them.
I've been so happy with T-bone lately that I wanted to continue working with him. He was wonderful! He's been off-lead a couple times at the farm by accident but I decided to release him today. It was fantastic to watch him run and play in the field. I feared he'd "make like a Husky" and head directly for the horizon. Instead he zipped around, circling back to me occasionally. He had fun! Once he did run off after a cyclist but he wasn't malevolent and he came right back when I crinkled a bag of treats. He got a treat each time he jumped into the truck after that.
I was so happy with T-bone that I tried letting him out with the other dogs at the kennel without a muzzle. Judo is definitely not happy about that but everyone was fine. T-bone finally got to play with Fang and Peyton; they went on for quite awhile. T-bone would try to join when Judo and Peyton played but Judo would always back off whenever T-bone approached. GP just stayed stayed close to me. It was good.
After everyone returned to their runs I checked on Crockett. His leg was free but he wore a newly-modified e-collar. I took him outside for a bit but he didn't seem interested in more. I think he's tired of being isolated.