I'll try to get a better, more active picture of Hope soon. He is still pretty slow (what Misty and I call a "dum-dee-dum-dum dog", NOT dumb though!), but he's been showing some spurts of energy. Last night, he wandered around in circles outside for nearly 1/2 hour while I was chatting with neighbors.
And he is starting to get more involved with things happening around him. A problem with a lot of dogs in his situation is "hoarder syndrome" where he stares off into space or at a wall. It is a result of so many days/months/years with no stimulation, sitting in a crate; basically, they retreat into their own minds and it can be hard (sometimes impossible) to bring them back out of it. But Hope is doing better on that end and he even jumped up for his bowl at dinner time. We couldn't believe it! He recognized the bowl and what it meant and got excited! That seems like nothing for most dogs, but for Hope this is something we weren't sure he'd ever do.
Peanut is probably Hope's biggest fan. It may be because Hope is even more decrepit than he is and, thusly, the one animal Peanut could actually beat up. He was playing with Hope's tail the other day and he rubbed up against Hope last night. Hope responded by licking Peanut's ear. I think they may end up good buddies.
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