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TOYS

More signs that Booker is getting comfortable with his new home.

He has and plays with a variety of toys. They have been all over the front of the house.

This morning, after about a week of toy spread, I put a bunch back in the toy shelf where they "belong".

Within minutes, he was over there sorting through the toys. He took out a double tennis ball on a rope thing to play with and then put where he thinks it "belongs" which is where it was before I picked it up.

Ownership of space. Hoarding of toys. Good signs.

When he first came, he took all the toys into the living room, away from us, I think.

It is just an interesting play routine that he is developing.

He is also working out where everything is located. We have a lot of doors and sliders and the layout of the house sometimes baffles people who are new to it.

Today, we went out to dump into the recycle bin in the car port. He wanted to go through the door that leads to the north yard and, I think, immediately knew where he was when he went through it relative to the rest of the yard.

He then wanted to go into the guest room door which is right there. He has seen this but never gone in or out of it.

He went in and then made the circle back to the front door where we had gone out originally.

He had the look on his face of having solved a problem.

I realized that it takes a while for him to figure all this shit out. He is processing all the time. Our moves. The house's location. The noises that come from the neighborhood. Our comings and goings. The routine that we follow. He is swamped with new data. I think that he is doing really well in getting through all the change and culture shock.

Booker has started initiating play with us. He started teasing with fake bites this morning along with lunges when I reached out to him. This is standard Airedale behavior but I have not seen it from him so far. He is also full of rough house hugging and shoving today. Very sweet.

He is a very butch dog, that is for sure. But a mushy lover just inside the tough guy shell.

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