My journal of big words and pretty pictures
Clearly, I don't understand the concept that a Mulligan is a one-time redo, not a two-week hiatus. Bygones… Dani's updates are encouraging. During the day, she's letting me closer without running away. At night I'm still her side chick, and if she feels particularly anxious and Mister isn't around, she does look for comfort and … Continue reading Trial run
It's been a wild time around here that last couple weeks.. We had a hurricane knocking on our door, a new long over due roof topping off our house, and Dani riding a wild roller coaster of anxiety and redemption. Several days before Hurricane Sally crashed into the Gulf Coast - about 50 miles west … Continue reading A lot going on
We had a sort of breakthrough with Dani this week. Well, not so much a breakthrough as a revelation. We have suspected from the beginning that Dani went through something traumatic, physically and/or psychologically before making her home with us. The other day that theory was demonstrated through something as innocuous as changing clothes. One … Continue reading Belts as weapons
When last we left our hero, little Dani had ventured into that mystical region called, "Master Bedroom," and she saw that it was good. Last week Mister and I introduced Dani to the rest of the house. We hadn’t intentionally limited where she could go, she simply hadn't wanted to leave the comfort of her … Continue reading Dani, the explorer
Baby steps have kept coming - sometimes quickly, sometimes haltingly, some a few at a time, some at a run. Dani is now sleeping outside her kennel and has been for nearly two weeks. The Mister and I, mostly the Mister, have been camping out in the living room to monitor Dani’s nocturnal movements - … Continue reading On the move
You might not recognize it as such, but this ^ is a baby step forward. Thursday afternoon, when Dani was taken outside for her post-lunchtime potty break, she didn’t instantly bolt for her safe place. Instead, she meandered around the backyard, stopping to pee, to nose around in a pile of wet leaves, and stiff … Continue reading Another step forward
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