Boo Berry and I always take a wee walk about— it’s good for her.  She is pretty sedentary.  If I’m working outside, she stays right by me, lying in the shade.  Or if the day is cool, in a spot of sunshine.

She doesn’t really do lots of exploring….only if I’m close, close by.

Some of this is the nature of her breed, but the other is conditioning.  She lived in a tiny kennel all of her life, from birth until I got her.

Gradually, she has developed the confidence to hang outside for a spell with

THE CAT!

But mostly she wants to be close to me.  It’s a process, but one we are making.

At least I don’t have to worry about her running off.  🙂

Ipseity (n.):  The quality of being oneself and embracing individuality, of what makes us unique. 

Your friend on a western Colorado farm,

Linda