Visited our 7 + 2

this morning.

It's interesting to see how Tommy is getting along so well with Junior and Ginne. He's usually around them both, and will ocassionally join Ginne when she chooses to laze under a flower shrub.

Guess the first encounter is always the most important determining factor in any kind of interactions - human or animals. I'm sure Tommy could sense that Junior and Ginne belonged to us, when I let him out to join them in the outer enclosure, cos both the girls were sticking close around me, nuzzling and coming for pats. He could sense their bond with us, and thus he feels safe and natural to bond with them.

Let Star and Jonah out one after the other for a romp around the pool. Tommy greeted Star happily, both licking and rubbing faces in greeting. Could see that he was more glad to be up close with Star. He was pretty neutral with Jonah though!

Under the late morning sun, Star enjoyed soaking up the coolness of the water, lying on his belly on the first step into the pool. Jonah was more interested to sniff around. Didn't quite sense that they are ready to be out on their own yet, cos when I let Star off leash after some time on leash with me, he became visibly antsy and showed some of his bratty self to the other residents. Jonah on the other hand was not confident enough, refusing to walk on at certain points.

Will try again. They all just need some time to strike that balance of security, confidence and politeness to live amicably in a free-roaming shelter environmant. Tommy integrated very well in this count.

Will share some photos soon.