Wow! We've made some progress in the last 1 1/2 days.

The unfortunate news is we still can't touch them. However, both of them are very excited to see us and come to the fence. Luna is starting to stay at the fence or move away and come back. Luna may be the one we can touch first. She is the one that will stand closest to the fence.

Luna and Rocket were sleeping in the same crate this morning when they greeted me.

Both of them have definitely found their voices! They've started to bark a little bit when they feel they are being ignored. Its such a positive sign that they want human interaction. I sat in their pen today and they both relaxed pretty quickly albeit they spent most of the time behind their crate. For the first time, Luna was making eye contact with me. She has such sad eyes. To me this is another sign that she may come out of her shell first. Rocket doesn't look at like that.

Luna was giving me a bit of an Eskie smile while I was in their x-pen. Rocket had a little bit of a smile yesterday.

Zephyr and Rocket were playing this evening! Rocket was in the pen following Zephyr and spinning donuts as Zephyr ran around the outside. It brought tears to my eyes. Who knows the last time Rocket played. He was having a great time. Luna went and hid in her corner I think as much to get out of the way then anything else.

Because of the possibility of thunderstorms this evening Bob went and bought a larger tarp. We've strung it over the pen to keep out the rain and reflect the sun. (Its silver on one side.) Luna and Rocket hid in their crate while we strung it up. As soon as we finished they popped out of the crate. It was nice to see them come out and not cower in their crate due to the changes we made to their environment.

That's it for now. I wish they were making faster progress, but I have to keep in mind how far they've come in a week and how far they have to go. Slow and steady progress will give them the best chance for long term success.

Denise

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