I went this morning for a visit and the staff told me she was jumping around when she saw them, so it looks like she is progressing well, even though she does still rest a lot. They did say that she was not ready to go on the dog floor yet, after all, but they took her for a walk and she seemed happy to be outside. She ate a cricket.
Our current thinking is that I will take Vixen home on Friday. Since it is a long weekend it will give us more time together before I have to leave her when I go to work.
Laura gave me some tips on how to get Vixen adjusted to her new forever home. She advised that I get her used to the house and the back garden only. Then once she is comfortable and happy there, then very, very, very slowly expand her territory.
After Antonia's lunch visit with Vixen, the plans for the weekend may be changing. As Laura advises, it may be best for Antonia and Vixen to spend more time working on training before going home. Also, the vet appointment that Antonia had set up for Friday may still be too soon for Vixen; not the vet care part, of course, but just Vixen venturing back out in to the big scary world where everything is still so uncertain, but danger seems to loom everywhere.
Stay tuned. Vixen's progress may be slow, but it will be worth the wait.
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