The stray dog is settling in and relaxing enough to play.  He found a plastic Folger’s container that I had been using to collect Blister Beetles in and had such a good time tossing and chasing it til he got bored and decided to chew on the garden hose instead.  I only had to open the door and step outside for him to walk away.  I guess he will teach me not to leave things laying around!

Since he appears to be a youngster who needs to chew we got him a Kong and put peanut butter inside to keep him occupied. He LOVES it.  This picture was taken from inside through the screen, so looks a bit fuzzy.

On the fifth of July I saw a strange dog near our house. Thinking it might be someone’s pet scared off by fireworks I tried to check for a tag but could not get close. A few days later it showed up inside our fenced yard! It is much smaller than our dogs so must have squeezed under a gate. We have been feeding it in hopes of gaining trust enough to catch it but so far not even close.

At least I see that it is a “he” which is a relief! He has learned to come for regular meals and will not run away as long as we don’t try to get too close. He is getting more relaxed every day but is still very afraid of people.