Luna has been making the most amazing progress, even to the point of ignoring chickens running loose. Unfortunately not yet perfect regarding refrain, but getting better ...
She also took great delight in rousting up some Alpacas - animals that I am not particularly inspired to like after one of them kicked me in the jock-strap region when we where loading them in a stock-trailer last Autumn. Apparently they are happy to kill a dog by stomping on it, but they have never met a canine so agile and quick witted as a Patterdale Terrier. She reads them and torments them by simply going near and running off and dodging the onslaught! The Alpacas' owner is more concerned for Luna, as even a Terrier is going to struggle to hurt an Alpaca!
She now delights in running four times the distance of any walk, and even then does not seem to tire. Well there is never going to another late rise from bed as she insists that getting up time is when the sun comes up. Out for a run and then what would normally be evening chill time happens before work. That is fine by me. It is so quiet first thing. We went for an ambulation about quarter to six this morning and then a real long ramble about half nine, followed by groceries from Bromyard. Now she is Sunday morning chilling:
Unfortunately I am still rubbish at posting pictures, so here is my FLICKR page ... top left picture.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/146183770@N06/?
Edit, thanks to Marchbanks:
As her confidence has come back, she has become playful, relaxed, and very much enjoying TLC. She tells me quite easily either too carry on or not. She just goes to sleep!
Such a happy and kind little dog.
Best wishes from George
PS: Note how glossy her coat is now, and she has also become extremely fit, and though tiny can go as fast as dogs several times her size. Also she now trots up stairs, which is hard to imagine. You would think this impossible for such a tiny dog, but she trots with a huge bounce! Also note the wine cork on her bed. She is not interested in fluffy toys or tennis balls, but loves to play and chew up wine corks. I have a stock of them kept for over ten years, so should last a while ...